Coil, implant

Your needs: You're in a stable relationship with kids and you don't want any more for the moment. You've enough on your plate without worrying about your contraception. You're not averse to any particular method, and you're open to anything as long as it's practical and effective.

Our advice: Aside from the Pill (unless you're a smoker), the implant or coil (the copper IUD or hormonal IUS device) are both ideal for busy mums. They're long-lasting and are recommended for mums who want to leave a few years' gap between pregnancies. When you decide the time is right to have another baby, simply ask your doctor to remove the coil or come off the Pill.

• Abstinence, condoms, Mini Pill
• One-night stands, condoms, Pill, implant
• AIDS test, HIV, condoms, Pill
• Pregnancy, wanting a baby, having a baby
• Breastfeeding contraception, breastfeeding and sex life
• Combined Pill, coil, post-pregnancy contraception, contraceptive implant
• Contraception, women with children
• Permanent contraception, ligature des trompes, des déférents, vasectomie
• Forgetting contraception, forget the Pill, drawbacks of contraception
• Intolerant to the Pill, hate the Pill
• Hate the coil, fear of the coil
• Heavy or painful periods
• The Pill, put on weight
• The Pill, smoking, fertility
• Which contraceptive is right for you?
• Contraception test: Your situation
• Contraception test: Ideal
• Test contraception: New contraceptive methods
• Test contraception: Forgetting
• Condoms, side-effects
• Patch, implant, coil, ring
• You want
  a long-term contraceptive