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Contraceptive pill seven-day breaks 'outdated', says family planning expert

GPs prescribing the contraceptive pill should tell women that they do not need to stop taking it for...

Contraceptive pill linked to reduced risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Taking oral contraceptive for seven or more consecutive years is linked to a 19% lower risk of devel...

Coil is most effective emergency contraception, says NICE

Women requesting emergency contraception should be advised that a copper IUD is more effective than ...

RCGP chair-elect backs contraceptive advice tool for GPs

A reference tool providing up-to-date guidance for GPs on when they can safely prescribe contracepti...

HIV: image shows T-cell infected with the virus (Photo: Science Photo Library)

Contraceptive injection 'still a good option' despite increased HIV risk

The contraceptive injection should still be offered to women despite new research suggesting it incr...

Nexplanon: LARC use increased under QOF indicators now retired (photo: SPL)

Scrapped QOF indicator increased LARC uptake, study finds

A QOF indicator for contraceptive counselling that was scrapped in the 2014/15 contract deal had hel...

LARC use continues to rise (photo: Saturn Stills/SPL)

GPs urged to offer greater choice of contraception

GPs have been urged to improve patient access to and choice of contraception, particularly long-acti...

LARC use doubles in 15 years

Women attending community sexual health clinics now use almost twice as many long-acting reversible ...

Professor Nigel Sparrow: awful to hear of practices stopping services because GPs can't access training

Exclusive: GPs set for 'fast-track' LARC training

GPs will be offered 'fast-track' training to fit long-acting reversible contraception (LARCs) from 2...

An intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) or coil (Photo: SPL)

LARC fitting by GPs undermined by funding shortfall

GPs' ability to offer and fit long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) is being held back by a ...

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