Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2016
Coil is more effective than pill as emergency contraception, says NICE
8 September 2016 - NICE is calling for women to be told that the coil is more effective than the ‘morning after pill’ for emergency contraception, in a new quality standard.
A new quality standard has set out the key areas where advice to women on contraception needs to improve.
In 2014/15 95% of emergency contraception issued by sexual and reproductive health services was for the pill.
The new standard says women requesting emergency contraception should be told that a copper intrauterine device (IUD or ‘coil’) is more effective than the pill; and women should be informed about long-acting reversible (LARC) methods such as the coil when asking for contraception.
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive of NICE, said: “We want to empower women with the best information about all methods of contraception and their effectiveness so they can make an informed decision.
