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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

A total of 584 women have complained to the Government’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) because they became pregnant after having Implanon, a plastic hormone-filled rod ...

Of more than 945,000 Implanon devices inserted in Australia over the past decade the Therapeutic Goods Administration has received more than 1,000 reports from treating doctors and specialists of ...

The NHS has paid out nearly £200,000 in compensation to women who have become pregnant or been injured by a contraceptive implant that is growing in popularity, Channel 4 News reveals. More than ...

The Food and Drug Administration rules Implanon and Implanon NXT are non-abortifacients MANILA, Philippines – After two years, the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on contraceptive implants ...

Sarah is one of 584 women who reported unwanted pregnancies while using Implanon, a hormone implant injected into the arm which is designed to last three years. The main problem with Implanon ...

(UPDATED) The FDA certification that Implanon and Implanon NXT are non-abortifacients is a condition set by the Supreme Court for lifting the 2-year-old TRO on contraceptives MANILA, Philippines ...

Ek wil graag weet watter een van die voorbehoed middels die beste is, Mirena of Implanon? Is daar enige iemand wat al Implanon laat insit het of van iemand weet wat dit het? Ek het op ' n ander ...

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 ...