Implanon

The hormone implant or implanon is a relatively new contraceptive for the woman. It is a flexible synthetic rod which is brought in by a physician under the skin. The implanon is about four centimeters long and two millimeters thin. The rod doesn't contain any estrogen, only gestagen etonogestrel which is handed in continuously in small quantities to the bloodstream. By the fact that the spermiums cannot reach the womb the ovulation impeded and the cervical mucus changed so is.

Anwendung

Becomes the rod between the first and fifth day of the menstruation of the gynecologist under the skin at the inside of the upper arm planted, about six to eight cm over the elbow. The implant offers protection against day following unintentional pregnancies as of this on this. It remains three years under the skin. After this it must remotely and if necessary a new one be used.

Advantages

The implanon is an alternative for women who much travel and have an irregular diurnal rhythm. It is the solution for women who find annoying or often forget the minimum taking of the pill. The loveplay isn't interrupted. It is relatively sure and suitable also for smokers. There is the protection also at the vomiting or diarrhea since the hormones are handed in directly to the bloodstream.

Disadvantages

The implanon grips into the natural cycle of the woman. Women who have the implanon in the body cannot check their prophylaxis themselves, the implanon is used and removed by a physician.

Bleeding disturbances can appear: The menses can become rarer or fail to appear or else last longer and more frequently start. Some women feel it when disturbing if their bleeding completely fails to appear. Headaches, similar can appear as in the case of the pill. As further side effects acne and weight gain are known. The latter can be explained by water accumulations in the body mostly. The implanon can perhaps into the tissue one waxes, through this the remove of the foreign body can be unpleasant.

The implanon doesn't offer protection from sexually transmissible diseases.

A relatively young prophylaxis method is the hormone implanon, the side effects still aren't investigated therefore in the long run. There is, however, the possibility of having anybody prescribe a pill with the same effect for itself before using the implanons to test the tolerance of the hormone implant.


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