Contraception NUH Charity    Home Services Patients, Carers and Visitors Contact and find us Careers and development About us Research Home Services Sexual Health Services Contraception Covid-19 symptoms and self-isolation advice. Book your Covid vaccination and find out how to order self-testing kits. See our guidance for visitors and people coming into hospital for an appointment. If you think you have symptoms, please do not attend your hospital appointment until you are advised it is safe to do so. Please contact us to rearrange your appointment, or to re-organise treatment and tests. Contraception Contraception is about stopping a pregnancy occurring. There are 12 reversible methods of contraception available in the UK. These reduce the risk of pregnancy, but only condoms will reduce your risk against Sexually Transmitted Infections so you will also need to use a condom. Different methods will suit different people and your choices can be considered and discussed with you at a sexual health clinic or via your GP or practice nurse. Most contraception is free-of-charge from our clinics and your GP. You can start most contraception at any time in your cycle. If you have had unprotected sex (you may be at risk of becoming pregnant) so you may not be able to have your chosen type of contraception at that time. If you have unprotected sex, this could put you at risk of pregnancy. You can reduce this risk by using emergency contraception (EC). This can be obtained from our Sexual Health clinics, please telephone 01159 627 627. If you are thinking about or having sex and don’t want to get pregnant you need a suitable and effective method of contraception. Call us to make an appointment at any of our clinics across Nottingham. Tel: 0115 962 7627 Important information about getting your contraception from our Sexual Health Services All of our Sexual Health Services have bookable appointments. Some clinics have a very limited number of appointments available, so think ahead - book your next appointment about 1-2 months before you need to renew your contraception. During a consultation with a doctor or nurse, they will discuss your medical history and what best suits your needs and lifestyle. Each time you use our service to get your contraception you will have to talk to one of our Nurses, Doctors or Healthcare Assistants (this includes collecting condoms). If you want to have an Implant, IUS or IUD (coil) as your long term method of contraception, you may be given an appointment before to discuss or If possible we will fit this method on the day. Unfortunately, we are not always able to do this. The nurse or doctor would explain why on the day and arrange a further appointment. If booking for an IUD or IUS fit, please read the attached information to prepare for your appointment. IUD/IUS Information Sheet. Back to top of page Print this page Email this page Site map Useful links NHS Contraception Contraception Choices My Contraception Tool Brook Sexual Health Services Sexual Health Contraception Condoms Emergency Contraception Young people HIV Pregnancy choices Counselling Sexual assault Useful links COVID-19 and Sexual Health Service For Professionals QMC Derby Road Nottingham NG7 2UH Phone: 0115 924 9924 Travel to QMC > City Hospital Hucknall Road Nottingham NG5 1PB Phone: 0115 969 1169 Travel to City Hospital > Ropewalk House 113 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DU Click here for contact information Travel to Ropewalk House > Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust CQC overall rating Requires improvement 15 September 2021 See the report Join us on social media Enable Recite Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust © 2021 Powered by VerseOne Group Ltd Privacy, cookies & disclaimer