Viewers have been quick to praise Davina McCall for her informative documentary Pill Revolution about women's contraception, pointing out that it's been 'a long time coming'. As part of the doc, Davina was filmed having her coil removed and replaced.
In a groundbreaking scene, the mum of three was shown reacting in real time as Professor Dame Lesley Regan, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist and women's heath ambassador, talked her through the procedure as she performed it on her.She wanted to demystify the procedure and surrounding pain
Using numbing gel at the start made a big difference to Davina's experience, and the former Big Brother host also called Dame Lesley's advice to breathe out at a particular point as 'mind-blowing' in the way it helped her cope with the discomfort. She did admit to two incidents of pain during the coil fitting, describing the most severe one as like a 'scrape' against her uterus, and also reported feeling moments of cramping.
However, in her experience Davina felt it was worth it for 'five years of not having to think about it' as coils can be left in place to work effectively for that length of time.Davina with Dame Lesley Regan, who performed her coil removal and replacement Another of the programme tackled the common misconception that women need to take a seven-day 'break' between packets on the pill in order to have a period.
However, it's actually a withdrawal bleed rather than a period, and it's perfectly safe to continuously take oral contraception and may also be more effective at preventing pregnancy or reducing problems associated with periods.More:
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