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It is extremely rare to get pregnant on the contraceptive implant. It is one of the most effective methods of reversible contraception. If you are on the implant and bleeding, it is very unlikely that you're pregnant.
The Nexplanon contraceptive implant lasts for three years.
Nexplanon is the name of the contraceptive implant sold in the US as of 2012.
The contraceptive implant does not affect future fertility.
Nexplanon and other progesterone methods are safe to use while breastfeeding. The risk of pregnancy is low on Nexplanon, and even lower if you're breastfeeding exclusively and your baby is less than six months old.
To make the contraceptive implant stop working, have it removed. You will have immediate return to fertility.
Implanon is still effective even if it is bent.
There are no known drug interactions between ibuprofen and Nexplanon, Implanon, or Norplant.
There are no know drug interactions beween maproxen and the contraceptive impalnt.
Norplant was effective for five years. The current implant on the US market, Nexplanon, is effective for three years.
In the US, the brand name of the single-rod implant is Nexplanon, which replaced Implanon in 2011. The previous multi-rod implant brand was Norplant.
What kind of implant? Breast implant? No.