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Contraception Barrier Methods, Get tested today Sexual health blood and urine profiles now available in Patient Access Book now What type...
Contraception after Having a Baby, This is the most effective method of emergency contraception. Emergency contraception pills . An emergency contraception pill...
Epilepsy and Contraception, It may be preferable to consider an alternative method of contraception if you are taking lamotrigine and need to use contraception. For relia...
Contraception for Women over 40, When can contraception be safely stopped? If you are using contraception that does not contain hormones, you will be able to stop using c...
Migraine and Combined Hormonal Contraception, Topiramate can make hormonal contraception less effective. It is essential that you use really effective contraception, such...
Morning After Pill and Emergency Contraception, If you have unprotected sex but do not wish to become pregnant, you may need emergency contraception. This is the term used for c...
Contraception Methods (Birth Control), Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE, FRCGP How effective is contraception? All the methods of contraception listed below are effective...
Postpartum Contraception, POPs Current eligibility criteria in the UK allow use of the progestogen-only contraceptive pill postpartum, in both breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women. ...
Spermicidal Contraception (Spermicides), [ 3 ] When should spermicidal contraception be used? (Indication) [ 3 , 4 ] Spermicidal contraceptives are suitable for use wi...
Female Barrier Methods of Contraception, Female barrier methods of contraception include caps, diaphragms and condoms. The contraceptive sponge is no longer available in the UK. ...
Ethnocultural Issues in Contraception, Christianity Contraception and abortion are forbidden in Catholicism. Mucothermic methods of contraception are acceptable. , Fam...
Contraception and Special Groups, See also the separate Contraception from 40 to the Menopause and Postpartum Contraception articles. UK Medical Eligibility Criteri...
Contraception from 40 to the Menopause, No contraceptive method is absolutely contra-indicated by age alone, but combined hormonal contraception is relatively contra-indicated from the age...
Contraception and Young People, Provided that there are no medical contra-indications, young women should choose whichever method of contraception they prefer, but: Before mena...
Contraception (Types, Benefits, and Side-effects), Methods of contraception Method of contraception Percentage of women experiencing unintended pregnan...
Breakthrough Bleeding with Combined Hormonal Contraception, Most women find that combined hormonal contraception (CHC) provides reliable cycle control. Indeed the combined oral ...
Combined Hormonal Contraception (Pill, Patch, Vaginal Ring), What is combined hormonal contraception? There are three types of combined hormonal contraception (CHC) cur...
Sterilisation is a permanent method of contraception. It involves an operation. Either a man or a woman can be sterilised. What is sterilisation?
There are four types of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). The contraceptive implant . A minor procedure under local anaesthetic is needed to insert the small, rod-shaped imp...
There is more information on contraception for the older woman in the separate leaflet called Contraception for the Mature Woman.