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Contraception - Management
What diaphragms and cervical caps are available?
- Three types of diaphragm are available:
- Flat spring: suitable for women with normal vaginal muscular support, and are generally offered first-line.
- Coil spring: can be considered in those for whom a flat spring diaphragm is not suitable, provided that the woman has good vaginal muscle tone. Coil spring diaphragms are more flexible and can be more comfortable than flat springs.
- Arcing spring: useful for women with poor vaginal muscular support or those in whom the length or position of the cervix makes fitting a coil spring or flat spring diaphragm more difficult.
- Cervical caps made of latex or silicone are available.
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