Difficult QUESTION of the DAY !!! - kindmd

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A 19-year-old woman with primary dysmenorrhea has recently begun taking a combination oral contraceptive agent. She now complains of migraine-like headaches, nausea, "bloating," breast tenderness, and "brown spots" on her cheeks. These adverse effects are most likely attributable to which component in the contraceptive agent?

A. Desogestrel
B. Ethynodiol
C. Mestranol
D. Norethindrone
E. Norgestrel

[ArchivalUser]

D. Norethindrone

[ArchivalUser]

no one wanna take a shot ?

[ArchivalUser]

Answer is ***C*** !

[ArchivalUser]

u shure? Mestranol is an estrogen! and the SE mentioned in the case are more progesterone related, like chloasma.

[ArchivalUser]

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@kindmd-plz b kind enough to explain the answer