Calls for copper IUDs to be subsidised by the federal government

IUDs are some of the most effective forms of contraception. (Unsplash: Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition)

Doctors are calling on the federal government to fund access to non-hormonal IUDs to increase uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). 

Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are among the most effective contraceptives on the market, with an efficacy of between 99.5-99.9 per cent.