Contraception

For information on your choice of Contraceptive options, please check out:

 

Local Family Planning Services

If you wish to attend a local family planning clinic for contraception, please click here  for further details on how to request an appointment.

 

Contraceptive Pill / Patch / Vaginal Ring

If you have had a review of your pill/patch/ring within the last 2 years at our Practice, you can submit a request for a prescription online by clicking here

If you have not had a review within 2 years or are a new patient to our Practice, please book a telephone appointment with one of our Physician’s Associates or any GP. It would be helpful if you could provide a recent weight and blood pressure reading during the appointment (from a home reading or attend the surgery to use the machine in Reception).

 

Contraceptive Injection (Depo-Provera/Sayana-Press)

Please book an appointment with the Practice Nurse to discuss starting this or to arrange an appointment for your next injection.

Sayana-Press is an alternative to Depo-Provera that is self-administered. Please watch this video for information on its administration

If you would like this, please book a telephone appointment with the Practice Nurse to discuss further.

 

Contraceptive Implant (Nexplanon)

UPDATE 9/3/22:

Implant clinics at WHMC with Dr Coton have now restarted but have limited availability at present and there is a waiting list, so it may be quicker to arrange via a local family planning clinic. To arrange a fitting/change/removal via the local sexual health & family planning clinics by clicking here or by calling 020 3317 5252. Alternatively, from 18/3/21, MSI Reproductive Choices in Bloomsbury are providing extra appointments for IUD/IUS fittings in view of the reduction in services locally during the COVID pandemic. Please call 0345 300 2350 (Monday - Sunday 7am - 11pm) to request an appointment. 

For more information about the Implant, please read information about the implant here and watch this video 

If you would like to have your implant fitted or removed at WHMC, please book a telephone appointment with Dr Coton or Dr Ibberson who will counsel you on the procedure, arrange the consent form and add you to the waiting list. Please be aware that at present there is limited availability and you may need to wait up to several months for an appointment. 

If you would like to discuss any issues with your current Contraception Implant, please book a telephone appointment with Dr Coton or Dr Ibberson.

 

Intrauterine Contraception

UPDATE 9/3/22:

IUD/IUS fitting clinics at WHMC with Dr Coton have now restarted but have limited availability at present and there is a waiting list, so it may be quicker to arrange via a local family planning clinic. Please arrange a fitting/change via the local sexual health & family planning clinics by clicking here or by calling 020 3317 5252. Alternatively, from 18/3/21, MSI Reproductive Choices in Bloomsbury are providing extra appointments for IUD/IUS fittings in view of the reduction in services locally during the COVID pandemic. Please call 0345 300 2350 (Monday - Sunday 7am - 11pm) to request an appointment. 

If you are interested in having the IUD (copper coil) or IUS (Mirena coil) please read the information on the IUD device here and on the IUS device here and watch this video:

If you would like to have an IUD or IUS fitted/changed at WHMC, please book a telephone appointment with Dr Coton or Dr Ibberson who will counsel you on the procedure, arrange the consent form and add you to the waiting list. Please be aware that at present there is limited availability and you may need to wait up to several months for an appointment. 

IUD Removals: If you have the IUD or IUS currently and would like to have it removed, please book a telephone appointment with Dr Coton or Dr Ibberson, who will then arrange a face to face appointment for removal at the appropriate time in your cycle. There is not a waiting list for this.

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