Choosing contraception is a personal decision that depends on your health, lifestyle, plans for pregnancy and what matters most to you — whether that is convenience, cycle control, reversibility or avoiding hormones altogether.
Options include long-acting reversible methods such as the hormonal or copper IUD and the contraceptive implant; the combined pill, progestogen-only pill, vaginal ring and injection; and permanent options such as tubal ligation.
Long-acting methods are the most effective and, once in place, require no daily attention. Hormonal IUDs also substantially reduce menstrual bleeding, which is why they are often recommended for women with heavy periods or endometriosis-related pain.
A consultation offers time to talk through the benefits, side effects and practicalities of each option. IUD insertion and removal, and implant insertion and removal, can be arranged in the rooms or, where preferred, under light sedation.