Dr Jacqueline Coombe

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815 appearances 3 recordings 3 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 1 Jul

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Steph & Laura · An explainer on different contraception - with Dr Jacqueline Coombe · 16 Jun 2026 podcast

And yeah, it suits some people and then doesn't suit others.

I think one of the difficult things about contraception is it's a real trial and error.

Yeah.

Yeah, you really have to try something, use it for a while and then see how you go.

And like with the IUD, for example, the side effects, like when you first get a Mirena IUD, the bleeding can be quite bothersome for quite a few months, but then it really settles down.

So you have to wait, you know, several months for it to settle down.

That's true with other methods as well.

So it's trial and error and kind of a waiting game as well and sticking it out as long as you can.

And I guess knowing where your boundaries are, like once you've had enough, you've had enough.

Yeah.

And then get it out versus, okay, no, I'm going to wait another month and see how I go.

Yeah, so they have a special device that – so you go to the chemist and you get the Implanon.

It comes in a special device.

You get some – your arm is numbed, so with a needle, so it's all numbed.

and then they use a device to kind of insert it into your arm.

It's very quick, painless.

You can get it not painless.

It will hurt afterwards, but it doesn't hurt when it actually goes in.

And you can get it done in your regular GP clinic as long as your GP is trained to do it.

So it's relatively simple and easy.

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