A woman who has been using oral contraceptives for 2 years asks the health care provider how long she can continue to use this form of birth control. What response should the health care pro-vider give?
a. Healthy, nonsmoking women can use oral contraception until age 25.
b. Healthy, nonsmoking women can use oral contraception until age 30.
c. Healthy, nonsmoking women can use oral contraception until age 40.
d. Healthy, nonsmoking women can use oral contraception until age 50.
ANS: D
Healthy, nonsmoking women can continue to use oral contraceptives without increased risk of cardiovascular disease until the age of 50 years. Oral contraceptives should not be used by women who smoke after age 35, owing to marked increase in risk for cardiovascular disease.
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