Dr Jacqueline Coombe

So the upfront cost of the IED is kind of the main thing.

So you have to buy the device itself.

It's on the PBS.

So the Marina is on the PBS, so $25 now, which is amazing.

But you then have to pay for your healthcare appointment.

So your initial appointment, your insertion appointment, and you need a follow-up appointment six weeks later to check that it's okay.

And then you have to – so generally it's around $200-ish, sometimes a little bit more, sometimes a little bit less, depending on where you go.

that's for everything, so the IUD and the cost.

And then with the pill, it kind of depends which one you get.

If it's on the PBS, it's $25.

So if you have an IUD and you have the Mirena IUD, you have it for eight years, it's way more cost-effective than being on the pill.

And we have studies that have looked at the cost-effectiveness of the pill versus the IUD, and the IUD is more cost-effective.

I guess it depends what pack and what pill you get.

And they're not all $25, just the ones listed on the PBS.

So if you're on a more expensive one, it's more expensive.

But I guess the long-term cost-wise, the IUD is more cost-effective.

There's no upkeep.

You don't really have to do anything.

It's just that upfront cost that can be a lot.

Yeah, but I guess the other thing when we think about cost, so that is the financial cost.