Maddie Braidwood Archives

Your guide to emergency contraception and the morning after pill

Let’s talk about emergency contraception… starting with when you do and DON’T need to use it.

Sayana Press vs Depo-Provera vs Noristerat; what is the best contraceptive injection?

Depo -Provera, Sayana Press and Noristerat are similar in many ways, but what are the differences between these threetypes of contraceptive injection?

Choosing the best contraceptive pill for you

A step by step guide to finding the contraceptive pill that could best work for you. Get the lowdown on symptoms and side effects including mood, skin, sex drive and headaches.

IUS vs IUD – what’s the difference and which is best?

Hormonal coil, non-hormonal coil – what even is the difference?! From how it works to benefits and side effects, get the gossip on the IUS vs the IUD.

Mirena coil and menopause: can the coil treat symptoms?

What happens when you hit menopause whilst having a Mirena coil in place? Are there benefits? When should you remove it? Get the lowdown to the Mirena and menopause.

How long does it take for contraception to work?

If your contraceptive has been inserted, surely its effective straight away… right? Wrong! Get the lowdown on how soon your contraception takes to work, and when you need to use extra protection such as condoms.

Maddie Braidwood

Maddie is an English Language and Linguistics graduate who is passionate about writing. She writes fun and informative content on the weird and wonderful sides of contraception! Specialities: Women’s health Copywriting Comms Qualifications: BA (Hons) English Language & Linguistics Experience: Account Manager, alan. agency Account Manager, Ridley Scott Creative Group Account Manager, The Future Factory […]

The Hormonal Coil – all your questions answered

The Hormonal coil (aka the intrauterine system or IUS) is women’s favourite method of contraception here at The Lowdown. The Hormonal coil (brands include Mirena, Levosert, Kyleena and Jaydess) tops our overall satisfaction ratings – with an average 3.5 out of 5.