Davina McCall has coil inserted on TV after 'horror stories'

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Davina McCall is turning her attention to the contraceptive pill with a new Channel 4 documentary after sparking a healthcare revolution with her investigation into the menopause.

The TV presenter, 55, is shocked that more than 60 years after the pill was invented, women are still enduring a litany of side effects if they don’t want to fall pregnant.

Davina, 55, who is a mum to Holly, 21, Tilly, 19, and Chester, 16, says: “Both of my daughters took the pill, and one of them got on absolutely fine with it but my younger one had a terrible time in sixth form with her mental health and she has often wondered whether her pill contributed to that.” In her own life, Davina, who was just 15 when she secretly obtained the pill, struggled to find the right contraception for her until she tried the Mirena coil - a T-shaped plastic frame that’s placed in the womb and releases a hormone called progestin.

The Mirena coil was a game changer for Davina - and she still uses one now to supplement her HRT. And as such, Davina has filmed herself having her coil changed in her new Channel 4 documentary Davina McCall’s Pill Revolution to dispel any "horror stories" people may have heard. “I stayed on the pill for a few years and decided I wanted to go for a natural method,” shares Davina. “Then I heard that didn’t work too well.