With so many different contraception options available, it can be difficult to know what will suit you - and what the side effects might be. While the contraceptive pill is the most popular ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women who received a contraceptive implant 30 minutes, 72 hours or 6 weeks after delivery all achieved ...

Etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implants in women with sickle cell disease significantly reduced pain intensity and frequency of pain crises over 12 months, with no adverse changes in metabolic ...

Deciding on a birth control method is a big step, and if you're considering a contraceptive implant, you’re making a choice that offers long-term protection. A contraceptive implant is a small, ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel technology would allow for nonsurgical injection of the long-acting contraceptive levonorgestrel. If ...

The teen birth rate in the U.S. has been declining consistently for more than 30 years, despite the fact that the number of ...

It's one of the most popular forms of birth control, a device implanted into a woman's arm called Nexplanon, but it could get lost inside a woman's body and cause life-threatening complications.

Mass General Brigham and MIT investigators have developed a long-acting contraceptive implant that can be delivered through tiny needles to minimize patient discomfort and increase the likelihood of ...

A woman in her late 30s presented with a complaint of not being able to palpate the subdermal contraceptive implant in her left arm, which was inserted 6 years earlier. An x-ray revealed a ...

A contraceptive implant also known as a “birth control implant” is a small flexible rod-like device (1.6 inches long) that is inserted into the inner area of the arm. Its release of hormone progestin ...