Long-acting reversible contraceptives

Guidelines (1)

Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) (NICE Guideline)

25 May 2011

Summary of NICE guidance on injections, implant and IUS/IUDs.

Tables (2)

Switching to and between combined hormonal contraception

4 March 2019

Guide to switching to a combined hormonal contraceptive.

Initiating combined hormonal contraception

4 March 2019

Guide to starting a combined hormonal contraceptive.

Drug Sections (1)

Long-acting reversible contraceptives in the News

A female anaesthetist holds a mask over the face of a young woman on an operating table.

Women 'not being warned' hospital drug interferes with contraceptives

By Chloe Harman, 6 June 2022

Patients given a drug commonly used during surgery...

Levosert IUS approved for extended contraceptive use

By Chloe Harman, 19 January 2021

Levosert (levonorgestrel) IUS can now be used to provide...

Contraception advice incentive for GPs linked to 'profound' reduction in abortions

By Chloe Harman, 16 September 2020

A scheme offering GPs financial incentives to provide...