Understanding Your Contraceptive Choices
There is no single best contraceptive. The right method depends on your age, your health, whether you plan to have children later, how much you want to think about it day to day, and what you are comfortable with. Our role is to lay out the options honestly, including the drawbacks, and let you decide.
We also see many women who are already using a method but are unhappy with it, whether because of irregular bleeding, weight change, mood effects or simply the inconvenience. Switching is straightforward, and a short consultation is usually enough to find something that suits you better.
Methods We Offer and Counsel On
Naari Hospital provides counselling, fitting and follow-up for the full range of reversible and permanent methods.
- Combined oral contraceptive pills - suitable for many women, with added benefits for painful or irregular periods.
- Progestogen-only pills - an option while breastfeeding or where oestrogen is unsuitable.
- Intrauterine devices - copper IUCDs and hormonal systems, offering three to ten years of protection with a simple insertion.
- Contraceptive implants and injectables - long-acting options that remove the need to remember a daily dose.
- Barrier methods - condoms and diaphragms, with correct-use guidance.
- Emergency contraception - timely advice and prescription when needed, without judgement.
- Permanent methods - counselling on tubal ligation and vasectomy for couples who have completed their family.
- Fertility awareness methods - for couples who prefer to avoid hormonal or device-based options.
If a method is not agreeing with you, come back rather than stopping on your own. Most side effects settle within three cycles, and where they do not, there is almost always a better-suited alternative.
