| Implanon
Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability |
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| n | No pregnancies
in 1,200 women-years of exposure |
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| n | Good safety
profile |
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| n | Irregular
bleeding is most common adverse effect |
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| n | Requires
clinician visit for initiation and |
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| discontinuation |
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| n | Single implant
systems using newer progestins may |
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| solve some of
the adverse effects and problems |
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| presented by
earlier implants |
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| Zheng SR, et al. Contraception. 1999;60:1-8. |
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| Croxatto HB, et al. Hum Reprod. 1999;14:976-81. |
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