There are growing fears about serious side-effects from two popular contraceptive devices, with claims concerns are being glossed over by pharmaceutical companies. The products are known as ...

July 19, 2006 — -- Among the 38 million American women using some form of birth control, some have waited patiently for a new implantable contraceptive device to become available to them. On ...

Nearly 600 women have become pregnant despite using a popular contraceptive implant, a health watchdog has said. There have also been more than 1,600 reports of adverse reactions to the Implanon ...

The beauty of contraceptive implants is that, once a doctor has tucked one under a woman's skin, she shouldn't have to worry about birth control for several years. At least, that's the theory. But ...

Australian doctors groups have defended the use of long-acting contraceptives, saying Implanon and Mirena are safe and effective in preventing pregnancy. Doctors defend safety and effectiveness of ...

The Department of Health says around 1.4 million women have used Implanon since 1999 Nearly 600 women have become pregnant despite using a popular contraceptive implant, a health watchdog has said.

The NHS has paid out nearly £200,000 in compensation to women who have become pregnant or been injured by a contraceptive implant that is growing in popularity, Channel 4 News reveals. More than a ...

A Cochrane Systematic Review that set out to assess the effectiveness and tolerability of subdermal implantable contraceptives compared to other reversible methods of contraception found that they ...

Two years ago, Cloe Westerway walked into her local women’s health clinic in order to get the Implanon rod put into her arm – a common birth control procedure that thousands of Australian women ...

I had the implant put in December 2009. The pain was intense and the bruising covered my whole upper arm. When I pointed this out to the professionals they told me this was perfectly normal and the ...