Women can now get the morning-after pill from pharmacies free of charge. The move has been hailed as one of the most ...

Milja Maunuvaara, 28, had the copper coil - an intrauterine device (IUD) - fitted 18 months before she was told she was ...

Women can now get the morning-after pill free of charge from pharmacies across England, which officials hope will help widen access and convenience for patients across the country. Emergency ...

Hormonal coils have become increasingly popular in recent years, but a recent study found an unexpected association between the hormonal coil and an increased risk of breast cancer. Although the ...

A new method of contraception that works in rabbits may soon be tested in women, a researcher reported at the recent meeting in Chicago of Radiological Society of North America. Dr. Amy Thurmond, a ...

Thousands of women in Greenland, including some as young as 12, had a contraceptive device implanted in their womb - often without consent - as part of a Danish campaign to control Greenland's growing ...

A MUM resorted to getting sterilised at 28 when she ended up with THREE kids on contraception – falling pregnant twice on the pill and once with the coil. Lois Wood had the coil fitted in June 2021 ...

Imagine it: your contraceptive implant is due to be replaced so you contact the sexual health clinic where you got it, only to be told there are no appointments for four months. You visit your GP – ...

The survey of more than 3,000 women, commissioned by The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), found nearly four in 10 women have been unable to access contraception services ...

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Women can now get the morning-after pill free of charge from pharmacies across England, which officials hope will help widen ...

Sadia Aslam had no idea her life would change beyond recognition after getting a contraceptive device fitted, leaving her “crippled in pain” and needing a hysterectomy. “I would be waking up [feeling] ...