Zeynep, a 24-year-old beautician, sees her general practice nurse about contraception. She starts the consultation by saying, “My husband wants to start having babies now, but I want to wait a bit”. The practice nurse discusses her contraceptive options and Zeynep opts to start the combined hormonal contraceptive pill.
The nurse is curious about Zeynep’s initial statement and asks about her relationship and directly about domestic abuse. Zeynep says her husband can be quite controlling and when stressed calls her names and throws things. He insists she texts him when she comes home from work, and if she doesn’t, he rings incessantly until she answers. He has banned her from going to evening work events, as he fears she will cheat on him. Recently, he became threatening and abusive about her wearing makeup, accusing her of having an affair. She is now careful about how she dresses and only wears subtle…