Courses
Emergency Contraception & Sterilisation
Options – Copper IUCD
- Most effective EC
- Can be inserted up to 5 days after UPSI or up to 5 days after ovulation (whichever is later)
- Can be used for women who want on going contraception
- Inhibits fertilisation and implantation
- Should be offered to women on enzyme inducing drugs
- Contraindications are the same as for routine IUCD insertion
- Risk of STI, previous ectopic pregnancy, young age and nulliparity are not contraindications
- Complete antibiotics before insertion if known symptomatic chlamydia trachomatis infection or current neisseria gonorrhoeae infection
- Women who are breastfeeding have a slightly higher risk of uterine perforation
- Effectiveness not affected by weight or BMI
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