Contraception

Contraception — referral criteria for Gynaecology services.

Full SRC reference

Eligibility

At least one must be met for the patient to be eligible for referral.

Clinically suspected or confirmed contraception with initial primary-care work-up completed

Routine referral criteria

Determine Category 2 or 3 urgency.

Missing or lost strings on an intra-uterine device

Request for tubal ligation

Where hormonal contraception is contraindicated

Where contraception is unable to be managed in primary care due to a complex medical condition (e.g. immunosuppression, breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, physical disability)

Usually managed in primary care

Reversal of tubal ligation
Note the statement on reversal of sterilisation in the Planned surgery access policy 2024.