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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

One-year experience with subdermal contraceptive implants in the United

States.

AUTHORS

Frank ML; Poindexter AN 3d; Cornin LM; Cox CA; Bateman L

SOURCE

CONTRACEPTION. 1993 Sep;48(3):229-43.

ABSTRACT

Women who received Norplant contraceptive implants from any of 15 clinical settings in southeast Texas, were

followed for 1 year to determine their reactions to the method. Of 1385 who enrolled to receive Norplant implants,

1253 had implants inserted. Side effects were reported by 78% of those receiving implants and 70% described

changes in bleeding patterns. Spotting or irregular bleeding, weight gain, and headaches were the conditions

reported most frequently. 9 pregnancies were reported during the study period, 6 of these, however, existed before the

implants were inserted. At the 1 year anniversary, 143 women receiving implants had had them removed. Those

who discontinued method use were less satisfied, reported more side effects, and were more likely to have planned

to have another child, thus using the method for spacing, or to have had a change in their marital status while they

were using the contraceptive. Providers should counsel patients to focus attention on plans for the future in

selecting their contraceptive method. In addition, the authors recommend, as does the product's distributor, that

providers confirm that patients are not pregnant prior to inserting the implants. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT2T 4559-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "One-year experience with subdermal contraceptive implants

in the United States.", is(are) Frank ML; Poindexter AN 3d; Cornin LM; Cox CA; Bateman L. The source of this

article is "CONTRACEPTION. 1993 Sep;48(3):229-43.". This article was published in 1993 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4559-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9559

This article is peer-reviewed.

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