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

So it takes a little while for your body to get used to, but then eventually it will...

You won't notice it.

And then you're supposed to feel, so the IUD is like a small T-shaped device and it has two little strings that come off the bottom of it.

You're supposed to put your fingers in your vagina and feel the strings once a month.

So when you get your period, if you get a regular period on it, just to make sure that it's still in the right spot.

They can sometimes, very rarely, fall out or move.

So they can perforate the uterus and go elsewhere.

But it happens very, very rarely and people tend to know when that's happened, which is why it's important just to check the strings, make sure it's in the right spot.

Yeah, yeah.

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.

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