Family Planning - Pregnancy & Parenting Support
Picking a contraceptive can feel harder than it should. There are plenty of options, but the one your friend swears by might not suit you at all. That’s normal, so we talk it through with you first.
Our gynecologists give you the full picture on family planning in Dubai, answer whatever you ask and then help you settle on a method that fits your life.
What We Offer
We also offer contraception counselling, IUD and implant fitting, emergency contraception and pregnancy tests. Thinking about starting, or fed up with your current method? Book a family planning consultation and speak to a gynecologist.
Why Patients Choose Trusta for Family Planning
Benefits of Family Planning
- For women preventing pregnancy: Find a method that fits your health and your routine.
- For those spacing future pregnancies: Pick something that matches the gap you have in mind, whether that’s one year or five.
- Before your first pregnancy: Get advice on timing and general health before you start trying.
- If periods are irregular or heavy: Some methods also help control your cycle.
- For those changing contraception: If your current method causes side effects or just isn’t working out, we go through the alternatives with you.
Who Is an Ideal Candidate for Family Planning Services?
Plenty of women use family planning services, and not only to avoid pregnancy right now. It matters at almost every stage, from a first pill to the years around perimenopause.
At the consultation we look at your health, your plans and what you want from a method. Then we suggest options that fit.
What Our Family Planning Services Cover
Family planning works in both directions, and people often forget that. We help you avoid a pregnancy, and we help you get ready for one.
Visits vary, but yours might cover contraception, the gap between pregnancies, what happens when you stop a method, a pregnancy test, or preconception care once you’re ready to try. Some patients come because their current method isn’t suiting them.
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- Anyone who wants dependable contraception, for a few months or for years
- Women working out the gap between pregnancies
- Patients fed up with their current method or its side effects
- Women with heavy, painful or irregular periods, since some methods help with both
- New mothers choosing what to use while breastfeeding
- Women in their forties who still need protection through perimenopause
Anyone who’s had a contraceptive mishap and needs advice fast
For Family Planning Contraception Methods Compared
| Method | Everyday effectiveness | Lasts | Fertility returns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implant | Over 99% | Up to 3 years | Immediately on removal |
| Hormonal IUD | Over 99% | 5 to 8 years | Immediately on removal |
| Copper IUD | Over 99% | Up to 10 years | Immediately on removal |
| Injection | About 96% | 12 weeks | Often 6 to 12 months |
| Combined pill | About 93% | Daily | Usually 1 to 3 months |
Hormonal Contraception
Hormonal methods work by stopping ovulation, thickening the mucus at your cervix, or doing both.
Birth Control Pills
There are two kinds. Combined pills contain oestrogen and progestogen. The progestogen-only pill, on the other hand, suits women who can’t take oestrogen, which covers anyone breastfeeding and anyone who gets migraine with aura.
Contraceptive Implant
It’s a small, bendy rod that goes under the skin of your upper arm, with a local anaesthetic first. The whole thing takes a few minutes. Once it’s in, it lasts three years and there’s nothing to remember. You might get bruising and tenderness around the site for a few days, but that’s normal.
Injection for Contraception
Given every twelve weeks, the injection is handy if daily tablets aren’t your thing, although the slow return of fertility makes it a poor choice if you’re planning a pregnancy soon.
For Family Planning - IUD Insertion and Removal
A coil sits inside the womb and works for years. Fitting then takes about ten minutes in the clinic.
Copper IUD or Hormonal IUD?
The copper coil has no hormones in it and lasts up to ten years. It can, however, make periods heavier and crampier, especially in the first few months, and that’s the usual reason women switch away from it.
Does IUD Insertion Hurt?
Patients ask this more than anything else, so here’s a straight answer. Most women feel strong cramping for about thirty seconds while the coil passes through the cervix, and then it eases. Some just find it uncomfortable. A smaller number find it properly painful, and that’s more likely if you’ve never given birth.
Permanent Contraception
Tubal ligation blocks or seals the fallopian tubes. It’s meant to be permanent, and reversing it is neither simple nor reliable.
Counselling Before Permanent Contraception
Counselling beforehand isn’t a formality. We ask about your age, your family so far, and how you’d feel if your circumstances changed. Regret is uncommon, but it’s real, and it’s highest in women who decide young. Long-acting reversible methods work almost as well while leaving the door open.
After Childbirth Contraception
This one catches people out. Your fertility can come back before your periods do, and sooner than most new mothers expect.
Contraception While Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding lowers your fertility, but it doesn’t reliably prevent pregnancy. The progestogen-only pill, the implant and both coils are all fine while you’re breastfeeding.
We usually avoid combined pills with oestrogen in the early weeks.From about six weeks after delivery, a coil can go in. We’ll bring it up at your postnatal visit, so you don’t have to work it out alone.
Pregnancy Testing
A urine test confirms pregnancy simply. A blood test detects it earlier and measures the hormone level, which helps when dating is uncertain. Following a positive result, our team arranges your antenatal care and takes it from there.
Book Your Family Planning Consultation
Your health, your cycle, your plans and how much you want to think about it day to day all shape the right method. That’s a conversation, not a leaflet. Book your family planning consultation at our Downtown Dubai clinic and go through every option properly before you decide anything.
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