Cap or diaphragm

If you attend a sexual health clinic, your healthcare professional can show you how to insert a diaphragm. You need to wash your hands and put two 2cm strips of spermicide on the upper side of the diaphragm. Putting your index finger on the top of it, you then need to squeeze it between your thumb and other fingers and slide it into your vagina. You'll need to check that it's covering your cervix and remove it and start again if not. Check out the NHS guide here.

A contraceptive diaphragm or cap is a reusable barrier method of contraception that is inserted into the vagina before sex. It is covered in spermicide (a gel that kills sperm) and prevents pregnancy by covering the cervix so sperm can’t get into the womb. There are a few things that can make the diaphragm or cap less effective. These include if it doesn't fit properly, you remove it too early, it is damaged, you forget to use spermicide, or it is used with other oil-based products. f these things happen you may need to use emergency contraception.