The Kyleena IUD Is Set To Be Subsidised By The Government – Women’s Health

Posted: March 3, 2020 at 2:42 pm

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced that Kyleena a long-acting, low-hormone, reversible form of contraceptive will be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. This will allow general patients to pay just $41 (or $6.60 for concession card holders) for up to five years of birth control.

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Kyleena is the first IUD of its kind in 15 years to be subsidised under the PBS. The move is expected to save women up to $160 a year, totalling $93 million collectively for Australian consumers.

We know from the Choice Project research that long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are highly reliable, desirable methods of "fit & forget" contraceptives and countries that have high rates of LARC use have lower unplanned pregnancy and abortion rates, Dr Karen Osborne, Clinical Director of Clinic 66 tells Womens Health.

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We want to get as many women to use the more effective LARC methods rather than the higher risk and more inconvenient contraceptive pill.We need to make allLARCS as affordable for women as possible so that they have a better range of choice.

In comparison to a global benchmark of 15 per cent, around 12.5 per cent of Aussies rely on long-acting reversible contraceptives. As well as Kyleena, other popular choices include the Mirena and ParaGard, a non-hormonal copper IUD.

The benefits of using these forms of birth control include:

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