| Contraceptive
Implant: Implanon |
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| n | Single implant
rod (4 cm in length |
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diameter) made of |
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| ethylene vinyl
acetate |
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| n | Contains 68 mg
of etonogestrel |
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| (3-keto-desogestrel),
the active |
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| metabolite of
desogestrel |
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| n | Effective for 3
years |
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| n | Inhibits
ovulation during the entire |
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| treatment
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