Contraception Assessment

Contraceptive method eligibility screening using UKMEC (UK Medical Eligibility Criteria) categories for 11 contraceptive methods.

Scoring

Instrument: UKMEC. Categories 1–4 (see Birth Control Assessment for the category definitions, which are identical since both assessments apply the same UK MEC framework).

What it covers

Demographics; reproductive history; menstrual history; current contraception; medical history; cardiovascular risk; lifestyle factors; preferences and priorities; breast and cervical screening status; and family planning goals.

Relationship to birth-control-assessment

This assessment and Birth Control Assessment both apply UK MEC categorization to contraceptive suitability; this one is explicitly scoped to screening across 11 named methods, giving a per-method category rather than a single overall recommendation. Check which framing (per-method screening vs. general suitability) a given context needs.

Common pitfalls

• Assigning one UKMEC category across all methods — eligibility is method-specific; a person can be UKMEC 4 for combined hormonal methods (e.g. due to migraine with aura) while being UKMEC 1 for a progestogen-only or non-hormonal method.
• Not revisiting eligibility as circumstances change — age, smoking status, BMI, and new diagnoses can all shift a UKMEC category over time; treat it as current-state, not permanent.
• Ignoring patient preference in favor of the "safest" category — UKMEC guides medical eligibility, not the final choice; a method with a higher (but still acceptable) category may still be the right choice given the patient's priorities.

Learn more

• FormExamples: contraception-assessment for the full implementation, clinical references, and worked examples.
• Birth Control Assessment, Fertility Assessment, Hormone Replacement Therapy Assessment for related reproductive-health assessments.