Even in the very rare cases when implants fail and pregnancy occurs, the great majority of these pregnancies are not ectopic. Only 10 to 17 of every pregnancies due to the failure of implants are ectopic. Some women who seek family planning believe that implants should not be used by women who are young or who have not had children.
Implants are suitable for women of any age, regardless of whether they have had children or not. Implants do not make women infertile—fertility returns as soon as implants are removed. Breastfeeding women can use implants if at least six weeks have passed since they have given birth. Implants may not be suitable for women who require a family planning method without hormones. For example, women who have or have had breast cancer and women with active, serious liver disease should choose an alternative method.
Some women who seek family planning incorrectly believe that using implants will cause harmful changes to menstrual bleeding. Changes in menstrual bleeding commonly occur with implant use, but some women do not experience any change. Typically, changes in bleeding patterns are more dramatic during the first year of use and either lessen or stop after the first year.
Prolonged or heavy bleeding lasting over eight days or generating twice as much blood as normal due to implants generally is not harmful. Menstruation may also cease after one or two years of implant use, which is not harmful either—blood will not build up inside the woman.
Some women using implants report negative changes in mood and sex drive, while some report improved mood and sex drive. Such changes could be caused by many other factors, so it is difficult to attribute them to implant use.
A large majority of implant users do not report any change. You have been emailed a receipt for your donation. If you do not receive an email receipt, please check your spam folder before contacting us. Breadcrumb Home Blogs. Myths and facts about This page was originally published in and has since been updated. Myth: Pregnant while using an implant Some women who seek family planning believe that implants will interrupt an existing pregnancy.
Fact: A fetus will not be harmed by the insertion of an implant Implants work primarily by thickening cervical mucus, which blocks sperm from meeting an egg, and by disrupting the menstrual cycle and preventing ovulation.
Myth: Getting an implant is painful and could cause infection Some women who seek family planning believe that the insertion of implants requires surgery or that insertion is painful and causes infection. Fact: No stitches, no noticeable scar, and it can be removed at any time Health professionals with specific training perform a minor surgical procedure to insert implants. Related subjects. Donate Now.
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Not all of them have taken the time and trouble to get trained. Insertion is said to be simple, but some of the women who accidentally became pregnant had implants that were in the wrong place and others had no implant at all. Over the years it had become clear that doctors do not always do the job properly. In October , after encouragement from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency MHRA , which collects reports of failures, the manufacturer produced a new version of the implant called Nexplanon, with a pre-loaded applicator to avoid mistakes.
It can also be detected by X-ray. Nonetheless, in statistical terms, the failure rate has been low. The unwanted pregnancies occurred over the 11 years of Implanon's use.
Set that against the 82, women who had it fitted last year and the one million the manufacturer says have been sold in the UK, and implants still perform much better than other methods where human forgetfulness can play a part.
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