Contraceptives are never 100% effective, and Implanon is no exception. Jan. 6, 2011— -- The nearly 600 unwanted pregnancies in women using the long-term contraceptive Implanon have called the ...

It's a match stick-sized device that is placed under the skin in a fat layer of the upper arm. It's designed to release hormones that stop ovulation, preventing conception for up to five years.

Nexplanon is a newer version of another Merck product called Implanon, which has a history of migrating. In an ongoing lawsuit, women claim that they were not properly warned about the side ...

Cloe Westerway, aged 22, underwent a standard routine procedure to have an Implanon inserted two years ago in a women’s health clinic, but in the following days, things started to take a turn.

There have also been more than 1,600 reports of adverse reactions to the Implanon device, which is designed to prevent pregnancy for three years. The NHS has been forced to pay compensation ...

Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2011;6(1):45-56. Implanon is an etonogestrel-containing single sterile rod implant. Implanon was introduced in 1998, and was the first and remains the only single ...

Two years ago, Cloe Westerway walked into her local women’s health clinic in order to get the Implanon rod put into her arm – a common birth control procedure that thousands of Australian ...

The Implanon is a flexible plastic rod, about matchstick-sized, that releases a steady dose of progesterone once it is implanted in the arm to prevent pregnancy. Included in the list of Implanon ...