Hannah, a 24-year-old student from west Surrey, is among this number. She is now dealing with painful and life-changing vaginismus after a coil fitting which, she says, left her "in agony". Vaginismus ...

The wait for a coil to be fitted dominated Gail Adams's life and stopped her socialising with friends and partner Richie "You sweat profusely and you feel violently sick and you're crying out, the ...

Women are having to endure excruciating contraceptive coil fittings without pain relief – being expected to 'just grit their teeth and cope', experts have warned. The alert comes despite new guidance ...

When Molly*, 29, went to get the copper coil, her doctor said that in a previous fitting, they had ruptured a patient’s uterus wall. “They assured me that it had only happened once and it was years ...

Women should always be offered pain relief when having the contraceptive coil fitted, medics have said. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) announced on Tuesday that patients ...

We’re not unfamiliar with the flaws of female contraception. Usually, it’s one of the many side effects of the contraceptive pill that’s being discussed, such as the bleeding, mood swings, blood clots ...

A mum of three claims she was left on death's doors battling a 'raging' sepsis after having the contraceptive coil fitted. Linsey LeTubb opted for the coil in a bid to stop a future pregnancy, after ...

Some women are made to feel that their pain is something to endure, not a problem to solve, particularly when it comes to gynaecological procedures such as having a coil fitted, says the BBC's Naga ...

An unknown number of women are experiencing vaginismus after painful contraceptive coil (also known as IUD (intrauterine device)) fittings. Vaginismus is a psychosexual condition. For sufferers, all ...

"You sweat profusely and you feel violently sick and you're crying out, the pain is so bad." Gail Adams, 48, says delays in having a coil fitted left her in "excruciating" pain with endometriosis, and ...