Category		Combined hormonal pill, patch, or vaginal ring	Progestin-only pill	Depot medroxy-progesterone acetate (Depo-Provera)	Etonogestrel implant (Nexplanon)	Levonorgestrel IUD* (Mirena)	Copper IUD* (Paragard)
Postpartum, nonbreastfeeding women
< 21 days		4	1	1	1	2	2†
21 to 29 days
	With other risk factors for VTE‡	3	1	1	1	2	2
	Without other risk factors for VTE	2	1	1	1	2	2
30 to 42 days
	With other risk factors for VTE‡	3	1	1	1	1	1
	Without other risk factors for VTE	2	1	1	1	1	1
> 42 days		1	1	1	1	1	1
Postpartum, breastfeeding women
< 21 days		4	2	2	2	2	2†
21 to 29 days
	With other risk factors for VTE‡	3	2	2	2	2	2
	Without other risk factors for VTE	3	2	2	2	2	2
30 to 42 days
	With other risk factors for VTE‡	3	1	1	1	1	1
	Without other risk factors for VTE	2	1	1	1	1	1
> 42 days		2	1	1	1	1	1
Postabortion, spontaneous or induced		1	1	1	1	1§	1§