The contraceptive coil: something that gets a whole lot of airtime – but not much uptake. Around 3.1 million women in England take either the combined or mini contraceptive pill, while just 31.8% use ...

In the "ThemenCheck Medizin" procedure offered by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), interested members of the public can submit proposals for the assessment of ...

For thousands of women, getting a coil fitted is not just uncomfortable, it is agonising. Yet campaigners say more than three-quarters are still undergoing the procedure without any pain relief at all ...

Choosing the right contraception for you is an important decision. However, Doctor Nighat Arif, a GP specialising in women's health and family planning, who has over 15 years of experience in the NHS ...

In the United States, more intrauterine device (IUD) users select levonorgestrel IUDs than copper IUDs for long-term contraception. Currently, clinicians offer only copper IUDs for emergency ...

Contraception is a tricky one. It shouldn’t be, given that it’s 2017 and the pill was first introduced in 1961 (only to married women, mind you) but despite school sex education, our own experiences ...

Misinformation about contraception has been spreading on social media, alongside the "very real frustrations" of women ...