Evidence in Women's Health: Coil contraceptive - what is it and what are the potential harms for women?

Published: March 23, 2023, 3:55 p.m.

In this episode EBHC DPhil Director, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Dr. Anne Marie Boylan discuss intrauterine contraception commonly known as the coil. Given the uncertainty around who feels pain, they speak with Dr Neda Taghinejadi, a sexual and reproductive health doctor and academic clinical fellow, who specialises in fitting coils for those who have had problems having them fitted by their GP or who have experienced trauma and require a highly trained specialist. This podcast series on evidence in women's health is brought to you by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and the postgraduate programme in evidence based health care. Dr. Anne-Marie Boylan, a senior researcher and lecturer in the programme, and Associate Professor Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, interview relevant experts discussing the strengths and limitations of different sources of evidence as they relate to women's health and considering their implications for future research. In this episode EBHC DPhil Director, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Dr Anne Marie Boylan discuss intrauterine contraception commonly known as the coil. Given the uncertainty around who feels pain, they speak with Dr Neda Taghinejadi, a sexual and reproductive health doctor and academic clinical fellow, who specialises in fitting coils for those who have had problems having them fitted by their GP or who have experienced trauma and require a highly trained specialist.