Articles Tagged With: Implants
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Extending Life of LARCs: More Years for Your Implant
An international study found that continued use of an etonogestrel contraceptive implant for up to five years, two years longer than the current labeling approval, did not increase the risk of pregnancy.
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Update on Contraceptive Implant — What Family Planners Need to Know
The contraceptive implant Nexplanon (Merck, Whitehouse Station, NJ) offers top-tier effectiveness against unintended pregnancy. How can you identify appropriate candidates, present counseling tips on the contraceptive and noncontraceptive benefits, and recognize and treat side effects and rare complications?
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Focus on the contraceptive implant — Insert it in your family planning practice
About 30% of participants in the 2015 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey reported 25 or more implant insertions in the past year, with 14% saying they inserted 11 to 24 devices.
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Intrauterine device and implant are effective beyond use approved by the FDA
An initial analysis of data conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that hormonal intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants remain highly effective one year beyond their approved duration of use.
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Weight Gain with Contraception
In this prospective cohort study, perceived weight gain was found to be an adequate predictor of actual weight gain. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and the contraceptive implant were associated with more weight gain than the copper IUD. -
Alarmed researchers push for more aggressive treatment and monitoring