Implanon is a single rod that contains desogestrel, a hormone different from that used in Norplant that could have fewer side effects. Implanon will also come with a special instrument to ease ...

Implanon is a single rod that contains desogestrel, a hormone different from that used in Norplant that could have fewer side effects. Implanon also will come with a special instrument to ease ...

Implanon is a second generation progesterone-like contraceptive implant. Its ingredient Etonogestrel is very similar to the Depot progesterone in Depo Provera and Levonorgestrel in the discredited ...

The maker of the contraceptive Norplant has agreed to settle thousands of lawsuits filed by women who complained of severe side effects.American Home Productsstill insists Norplant is safe.

When Norplant first became available in this country in early 1991, family planning professionals hailed the implant as an important new contraceptive choice for women. And that’s exactly the ...

This study looks at the use of Norplant by adolescent mothers and compares their level of contraceptive compliance with that of adolescent mothers using birth control pills. Although this study ...