CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT

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THE CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT

• HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION ARE AVAILABLE IN SEVERAL

FORMS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE SLOW-RELEASE IMPLANT.
• THE PRODUCT IS A SOFT PLASTIC STICK ABOUT 4 CM LONG
THAT IS IMPLANTED IN A FEMALE’S UPPER ARM. THE IMPLANT
WORKS BY SLOWLY YET STEADILY RELEASING THE HORMONE
PROGESTOGEN INTO THE BODY OVER A COURSE OF LONG
PERIOD OF TIME. PROGESTOGEN IS LIKE A HORMONE
PRODUCED BY THE OVARIES. OTHER TYPES OF HORMONAL
CONTRACEPTION INCLUDE ORAL PILLS (COMBINATION PILLS
AND MINI PILLS), HORMONAL IUDS, AND VAGINAL RINGS.
CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANTS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE WHEN USED
CORRECTLY. ACCORDING TO THE BETTER HEALTH CHANNEL AT
HTTPS://WWW.BETTERHEALTH.VIC.GOV.AU/HEALTH/HEALTHYLIV
ING/CONTRACEPTION-IMPLANTS#WHAT-IS-THE-CONTRACEPTIV
E-IMPLANT
EFFECTIVENE
• CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANTS HAS
SS ACHIEVED OVER 99 PERCENT
THE SUCCESSFUL RATE IN PREVENTING
THE PRODUCTION OF AN UNWANTED
EFFECTIVENE BABY. IN ADDITION, THE IMPLANT
SS OF HOW CAN LAST UP TO 3-5 YEARS DUE TO
ITS SLOW, STEADY RELEASE OF THE
THE IMPLANT HORMONES CALLED PROGESTOGEN
WHICH IS VERY MUCH ALIKE THE
WORKS. HORMONES THAT RELEASES IN THE
OVARIES.
HOW IS IT USED

Once the contraceptive implants is located on the woman's upper arm, it begins its work by
preventing the ovaries from producing eggs with a hormone called progestogen that the implant
releases into the woman's body. It also thickens the fluid in the cervix, trapping sperm and
preventing it from passing through.

Fully functional in 7 days after the contraceptive implant surgery.

 • WHEN AN IMPLANT IS PLACED
INSIDE A WOMAN'S BODY, THE
PATTERN OF THE PERIODS
IRREGULARITIES CHANGES.
THE RISKS AND THEY ARE CAPABLE OF THE
ALTERATIONS RANGE FROM
THE SIDE FREQUENT OR LONG-TERM
BLEEDING WITH IRREGULAR
EFFECTS PERIODS OR AN UNUSUAL
EXPERIENCE OF NO BLEEDING;
TO HEADACHES, ABDOMINAL
DISTENSION, SKIN CHANGES, AS
WELL AS MOOD CHANGES.
MYTHS AND MIS
CONSUMPTIONS ABOUT
THE CONTRACEPTIVE
IMPLANT
• THERE ARE NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF
MYTHS AND MIS CONSUMPTION ABOUT
THE IMPLANT AND HERE ARE SOME MOST
BELIEVED ONES.
• MYTH: PREGNANT WHILE USING IMPLANTS
WOULD CAUSE INTERRUPTIONS TO THE
GROWING FETUS.
FACT: A FETUS WILL NOT BE HARMED BY THE
INSERTION OF THE IMPLANT AS THE
IMPLANT’S JOB IS ONLY TO STOP THE OVARIES
TO STOP PRODUCING EGGS.
• MYTH: GETTING A IMPLANT IS PAINFUL
AND CAN CAUSE AN INFECTION.
FACT: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ARE CAPABLE
OF INSERTING AND EXTRACT THE IMPLANT
FLAWLESSLY AND PAINLESSLY WITH
UNNOTICEABLE/NO SCAR, IN ADDITION, IT CAN
BE REMOVED AT ANYTIME, NO STICHES
REQUIRED. BUT THE PATIENT MAY SEE
BRUISES OR OUTLINE OF THE IMPLANT,
NEVERTHELESS THEY WILL CERTAINLY BE
GONE AFTER A FEW DAYS.
• MYTH: HEALTH RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS
FACT: THOUGH THERE ARE SIDE EFFECTS SUCH
AS MOOD SWINGS AND IRREGULARITIES OF
 One of the best ways to gain access to a
contraceptive implant is though the local
clinic/ hospital or at a trusted nurse or
WAYS TO GAIN doctor
ACCESS TO THE
CONTRACEPTIVE
IMPLANT AND THE
COST the cost of the implant can range from $0
to $1300 for most health plans or
government programs while the removal
procedure ranges from $0 to $300.
 REFERENCES

www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au (n.d.). Contraception - implants - Better Health Channel. [online] Available at:

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/contraception-implants#what-is-the-contraceptive-implant

‌ elloclue.com. (n.d.). The birth control implant: myths and questions. [online] Available at:
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https://helloclue.com/articles/sex/the-birth-control-implant-myths-and-questions ‌

‌IPPF. (2012). Myths and facts about... implants. [online] Available at: https://www.ippf.org/blogs/myths-and-facts-about-implants

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/ (n.d.). How Can I Buy the Birth Control Implant & What Does it Cost? [online] Available at:
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/birth-control-implant-nexplanon/how-can-i-get-the-birth-control-implant