SWISH-Coil Myths

Coil Myths! - Update from SWISH

Nullips (being nulliparous is not a contraindication to having a coil fitted);

• Nulliparous young women are often easy to fit.
• Preparation is important with good counselling and advice to take analgesia and eat prior to fitting.
• We all know that LARC is recommended, failure rates of methods other than LARC are high with typical use, for example;
• Percentage of women experiencing an unintended pregnancy within the first year of use (%)

     Method                 Typical use                 Perfect use

     Male condoms         15                               2

     Combined pill           8                                0.3

     Depo-Provera®        3                                0.3

     Copper IUD              0.8                             0.6

     Mirena IUS               0.2                             0.2

     Implanon®               0.05                            0.05

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