News related to Contraception

1. Clot risk of non-oral hormonal contraceptives
   

   11th May 2012 -A Danish study has found that contraceptive skin patches and vaginal rings carry a higher risk of serious blood clots than the pill. The findings suggest that some women would be better off switching from a non-oral product to a contraceptive pill to help reduce their risk of deep vei

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2. The coil could be the most effective form of emergency contraception
   

   An IUD is a small plastic and copper device that is inserted into a woman?s womb by a trained doctor or nurse, to stop you from getting pregnant. It works by stopping sperm reaching an egg, or by stopping a fertilised egg from implanting in the womb. An IUD is an effective form of long-acting contra

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3. Easier access to Pill for under 16s
   

   26th April 2012 - Analysis of a pilot scheme in South East London where pharmacists, not GPs, provided the Pill, is recommending the service be expanded. It has also concluded that providing the Pill to young women under16 years of age, should be considered where appropriate. The Boroughs of Southwa

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4. Charity offers free morning after pill by post
   

   6th December 2011 - A sexual health charity says in January, once the party season is over, it sees more women with an unplanned pregnancy than at any other time of the year. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (bpas) is hoping to reduce the number by providing women with emergency contraception

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5. Contraceptive coil 'nearly halves cervical cancer risk'
   

   13th September 2011 - Women who use the contraceptive coil might be protecting themselves against cervical cancer, a large international study has suggested. Researchers found that contrary to popular belief, the coil - otherwise known as an intrauterine device (IUD) - almost halved the risk of deve

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6. Blood clots from the Pill studied
   

   22nd April 2011 - Two new studies report that some types of contraceptive pills increase the risk of women suffering serious blood clots, though the overall risk is still small. The research, published online at bmj.com found that pills containing the newer type of progestogen hormone, drospirenone,

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7. Legal challenge to abortion law
   

   Editor's note - 14th February 2011 - The high court today rejected the changes to abortion law proposed by The British Pregnancy Advisory Service. There's an update to the article here. 13th January 2011 - Women who have an early medical abortion should be allowed to complete the procedure at home,

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8. Women report contraceptive implant failures
   

   Editor's note: This article was updated after publication to include a statement from the manufacturer. 5th January 2011 - Hundreds of women have become pregnant, despite using a popular contraceptive implant, according to figures from a health watchdog. They also show that hundreds more have compla

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9. Pain relief lacking for women fitted with coils
   

   21st December 2010 - Fewer than 5% of women fitted with contraceptive coils (IUD/IUS) receive effective pain relief during the procedure, according to a leading sexual health doctor. That’s despite more than half of those fitted with a coil experiencing some pain when the device is inserted through

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10. Teenagers to get pill without doctor’s advice
    

    1st November 2010 - A new scheme which will allow teenagers as young as 13 to get the contraceptive pill through pharmacies is being piloted on the Isle of Wight. The scheme has proved controversial and those not in favour say, unlike a GP, a pharmacist would  have no knowledge of the teenage girls

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