Contraception: reviews
Below find update statements from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), and journal articles/reviews from the Royal College of General Practitioners' (RCGP's) InnovAiT journal and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) on the topic of contraception. BMJ papers reviewing contraceptive methods and usage in particular groups are also included below.
Articles from The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) below, which are not marked FREE or which are not open access, may require a subscription or institutional access to read the full content. Check with your university or hospital library regarding institutional access to articles from this journal.
Access to InnovAiT is free to members of the RCGP through the MyRCGP login.
FSRH Statements
- Contraceptive Choices and Sexual Health for Transgender and Non-Binary People (Oct 2017)FREE
- Contraception for Women with Eating Disorders (June 2018)FREE
- Contraception for Women using Known Teratogenic Drugs or Drugs with Potential Teratogenic Effects (Feb 2018)FREE
RCGP InnovAiT
- Contraception in Women over the Age of 40 (InnovAiT 2023; 16(11): 563–569)FREE to RCGP via MyRCGP login
RCOG Reviews
- Intrauterine Contraception (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2021; 23: 187–195)
- Contraceptive Methods and Issues around the Menopause: An evidence update (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2017; 19: 289–297)FREE
- Non-contraceptive Uses and Benefits of Combined Oral Contraception (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2012; 14: 223–8)
BMJ
- Influences on Ethnic Minority Women’s Experiences and Access to Contraception in the UK: A systematic qualitative evidence synthesis (BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health 2025; 51: 64–73)FREE
- Self-reported Contraceptive Method Use at Conception among Patients Presenting for Abortion in England: a cross-sectional analysis comparing 2018 and 2023 (BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Published Online First: 13 January 2025; doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202573)