Advice Before Coil Fitting

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Please read this before your coil fitting appointment:

• DO NOT STOP your current method of contraception unless you have been told to do so. Please clarify with the fitting doctor when to stop it; however, usually it is to be continued until one week after fitting.
• Make sure you have read/watched the video about IUD and/or IUS. Anything you are not sure about should be discussed with the doctor before you come for the fitting. Please make a telephone appointment for this if necessary.
• If you think you may be at risk of a sexually transmitted infection please contact Kent Sexual Health on 0300 790 0245 for a full screen prior to any fitting.
• If you are under 25 years old then you can get a free chlamydia self-screening test at reception where you will be texted with the result. If the result is negative ask to book for a coil fitting with the doctor. If the result is positive you will need to see the doctor for a short course of antibiotics and checks before fitting.

On The Day Of The Procedure

• No children are to attend the appointment.
• Do not arrange to have your coil fitted if you have an important commitment the same day (in case you feel uncomfortable afterwards and/or need to stay in the surgery for a while after the fitting).
• Have something to eat before you come, this will make you less likely to feel faint during and after the fitting.
• To help with the discomfort take some painkillers either 2 Ibuprofen (400mg in total) OR 3 Paracetamol (1500mg in total) after food an hour before you come.
• The doctor will try to fit the device you as for but sometimes other factors such as your anatomy and medical history may mean she has to advise something different.
• We ask you to use sanitary towels (not tampons) for the first week after the fitting.
• After the fitting you should continue to use the pill / condoms / abstain for 1 week.
• No smears will be done at the time of the coil insertion. This can be done at the 6 week coil check.
• For patients who have recently give birth, no coil fittings will generally be carried out until 3 months post-natal due to the slightly higher risk of uterine perforation.

Newton Place is a training practice. This means that there may sometimes occasionally be a qualified doctor who may be male or female working alongside the Newton Place Practice doctor at your appointment