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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has a set of information leaflets on contraception.
Brook Advisory Centres
Provides sexual health and contraceptive advice.
Caledonia Youth
Caledonia Youth provides confidential support in both educational and clinical environments to enable all young people (under 25) in Scotland to make informed, responsible choices about their personal and sexual relationships.
fpa (formerly the Family Planning Association)
Provides sexual health and contraceptive advice.
Sexual Health
Information from Youthhealthtalk.
Long-acting reversible contraception
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Hysteroscopic sterilisation by tubal cannulation and placement of intrafallopian implant
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
A faculty of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists which produces guidelines on various aspects of contraception. Aimed at health professionals but of interest to all.
International Planned Parenthood Federation, the (IPPF)
Links national autonomous Family Planning Associations (FPAs) in over 150 countries worldwide. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and is the largest voluntary organization in the world to be concerned with family planning and sexual and reproductive health.
Marie Stopes International
International reproductive healthcare charity working in 25 countries providing one and a half million women and their families with family planning and birth control.
Natural Family Planning (Fertility)
Information from Fertility UK.
Contraception
Information from Women’s Health Concern.
Sterilisation for men and women: what you need to know
Information from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Contraception
Information from emc Medicine Guides.
Emergency hormonal contraception
Information from emc Medicine Guides.
Contraception
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Combined contraceptive pill
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Condoms (male and female)
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Contraceptive implants and injections
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Contraceptive patch
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Progestogen-only pill
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Diaphragms and caps
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Emergency contraceptive pill
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Emergency contraception
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Intrauterine system (IUS)
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Female sterilisation
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.