Lidocaine plus prilocaine cream for IUD insertion or removal

Provenance

Written by SPS and the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH), with the support of specialist stakeholders working within clinical practice, for use within reproductive services.

August 2025 – note the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) has now changed its name to the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH). Some web pages and CoSRH documents will continue to display the FSRH name; where you see FSRH, this refers to CoSRH. All weblinks are still active.

Planned Review

Following the December 2025 launch of revised UKMEC guidelines from CoSRH, all reproductive health PGD/protocols are being reviewed to ensure they reflect the updated UKMEC.

There are no expected changes to the content of this protocol template.

Protocol template attachment

The template protocol is attached below to download and use in conjunction with our implementation advice (SPS page).

• Lidocaine plus prilocaine cream administration National protocol template V2.0 accessible 10.25Opens in a new window · Word · 63 KB

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