Contraception: What is a coil and how does it work?
Naga Munchetty and journalist Caitllin Moran have spoken out this week about their experiences when having contraceptive devices fitted, and called for women to be offered pain relief during similar gynaecological procedures. Writing in The Times on Saturday, Moran described her experience of getting a contraceptive coil, also known as an intra-uterine device (IUD), inserted as having to “carry your broken cervix out of the building in a carrier bag”.