What is good about the implant? The Pill combined pill and vaginal ring contains oestrogen and progestogen. The implant only contains progestogen. You can use it while breast feeding It is easy to remove Once removed your fertility quickly returns to normal Are there any side effects from using the implant? The implant has not been shown to cause weight gain. Can the implant cause any serious health problems?
Rarely the implant is inserted too deep and you may need minor surgery to have it removed. Reasons why the implant might not be a good option for you: Have been treated for breast cancer Have severe liver disease take certain medications which may prevent the contraceptive implant from working check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist. Once the implant has been in for more than 3 years, use condoms until you can have it replaced.
The implant can be inserted straight after you give birth, even if you are breast feeding. The implant must be removed by a trained doctor or nurse.
Your fertility will quickly return. What else should I know about the implant? The implant does not protect you from sexually transmissible infections STIs. It is good to write down the date when you had the implant put in. You will need to make sure it is taken out before it expires up to 3 years after being inserted. How IUDs work IUDs affect the way sperm move and survive in the uterus, stopping these cells from reaching and fertilising the ovum egg. Both types last between five and ten years.
Once it has been put in, you will only need to check the thread each month. The device can be taken out at any time by a specially trained doctor or nurse. Your chance of getting pregnant will go back to normal as soon as the copper or hormonal IUD has been taken out. You may have extra costs and difficulty accessing the service. There is a small risk of infection at the time the IUD is put in and for the first 3 weeks.
There is a small risk of perforation, which is when the IUD makes a hole in the wall of the uterus when it is put in. If the IUD does not work and you get pregnant, there may be complications with the pregnancy if you continue. The IUD can fall out. Neither type gives protection from STIs. Differences in menstruation include: After a hormonal IUD has been put in, you may have three to five months of frequent and irregular bleeding between periods.
After this time, your periods may be shorter, lighter, and less painful. Implanon is a small plastic rod that is inserted into the skin of the upper arm, while Mirena is a t-shaped plastic frame that is inserted into the uterus. With Mirena, the nurse or doctor will use a tool to insert the device through the opening of your cervix, which can be briefly painful.
Implanon uses etonogestrel as its hormone, and Mirena uses levonorgestrel, which are both from the progestogen chemical family, and provide similar birth control results. Mirena is designed to last for two years longer than Implanon, with a five-year lifespan. Mirena is also offered as treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding menorrhagia , whereas Implanon is purely a contraceptive treatment.
For both devices, you will be tested for pregnancy. Implanon works immediately if you have it fitted within the first five days of your period.
Otherwise, it will start to work after seven days. Implanon and Mirena are very similar contraception options , both highly effective, and good contraceptive solutions. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. There are growing fears about serious side-effects from two popular contraceptive devices, with claims concerns are being glossed over by pharmaceutical companies. An ABC investigation has found women around the country are reporting serious concerns about the Implanon hormonal arm implant and Mirena intra-uterine devices.
Of more than , Implanon devices inserted in Australia over the past decade the Therapeutic Goods Administration has received more than 1, reports from treating doctors and specialists of side-effects and other problems. These include more than unintended pregnancies, more than 50 vaginal haemorrhages and 27 ectopic pregnancies. Of more than , Mirena devices implanted in the past decade the Therapeutic Goods Administration has received more than reports of adverse effects.
Affected women have told the ABC when they have asked to have the devices removed some doctors have resisted because they believe patients adapt to the hormones and most side-effects subside.
The products are known as long-acting reversible contraceptives, or LARCs, and have been growing in popularity in recent years. Unlike traditional contraceptive pills, these devices are often still under patent and do not have any competition. The ABC has found pharmaceutical companies have been waging massive marketing campaigns to promote the devices. It includes paying key opinion leaders for consultancy work, sponsoring educational events for advocacy groups, general practitioners and specialists and getting favourable press through health forums.
It stated a number of goals including reducing unplanned pregnancies by, "increased access to long-acting reversible contraceptive methods".
Bayer makes the other major device, Mirena. The statement came despite most experts conceding contraceptive choice was highly individual. When the ABC questioned the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, it agreed it was a personal choice but added the statement was about reflecting "systemic factors" that prevented women learning about the devices, not influencing doctors. She had just had her first baby when her GP suggested she have the implant, which lasts three years, in her arm.
Ms Short was so lethargic she could not care for her infant daughter and said she believed her body reacted to the progesterone in the implant that prevents ovulation. She is a member of a Facebook page of more than women who say they've suffered serious side-effects from Implanon, including serious scarring after removals.
More than Australian women are in support group for fallout from a hormone-release intra-uterine device called a Mirena, which lasts five years. Mother-of-three Jane Morgan-Harry was lying in hospital after a miscarriage when her doctor suggested she try a Mirena.
Ms Morgan-Harry said she had asked to have her tubes tied but her doctor had just returned from a medical conference on the device. She claims the impact on her mental health meant she had to take anti-anxiety medication for the first time in her life. Ms Morgan-Harry spent months trying to get a doctor to listen to her and agree to remove it.
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