Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee say women are left to “suck it up” in the face of severe pain from 'routine' women's ...

Doctors warn that removing the coil yourself can damage the cervix or uterus, and risks severe pain, heavy bleeding and infection – even cervical shock and pelvic disease. "We know that many ...

It is inserted through the vagina into the uterus in a procedure that takes only minutes. Once inserted, the coil is immediately effective and when removed (by a doctor), its contraceptive effect ...

A woman says she was left in excruciating pain after her coil was fitted at an NHS sexual ... Ella Hodson The device which then enters the uterus opens into the t-shape, and often causes cramping ...

Researchers discovered that by coating agarose beads (carbohydrates extracted from seaweed) with the same peptide that binds sperm cells to eggs, and implanted them in the uterus of mice ...