Lidocaine plus prilocaine cream for IUC insertion or removal

Published 19 January 2023Last updated 23 October 2025See all updates

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SPS protocol template for the administration of lidocaine plus prilocaine cream to facilitate intrauterine contraception (IUC) insertion or removal.

Provenance

Written by SPS and the College of Sexual and Reproductive Health (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. The wording in the PGD/protocol templates will be updated at their next review.

Template versions available

Version 2.0 of this protocol template, valid from January 2026, has been published to allow organisations to undertake local governance processes in a timely manner.

Version 1.0 of this protocol template remains currently valid and will be removed from this page on its expiry (31st December 2025).

Protocol template attachment

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

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Update history

23 October 2025

Version 2.0 published

21 August 2025

Information added regarding name change of FSRH to CoSRH

22 May 2023

Broke link in protocol rectified

26 April 2023

Title, URL and summary amended.

19 January 2023

Published

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