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.
Essure is a permanent method of birth control that works by inserting a small metal spring-like device in each tube. Mirena is a temporary method of birth control that works with the insertion of a plastic device in the uterus.
It's easy to change from the birth control pill to Mirena. Continue taking your pill as scheduled until the Mirena insertion. You can have the IUD inserted at any time that you are using an effective method of birth control.
It's fine to do as long as you are willing to either risk pregnancy or start another method of birth control.
Norplant is a birth control method that requires the surgical insertion of six flexible rods into the arm of the woman who will be using it. It has been replaced by a similar option with a single rod, good for three years. The first version of this replacement was called Implanon; Nexplanon is the version currently on the market. Nexplanon is identical in terms of patient perception, but includes improvements that simplify insertion and removal for the health care provider.
Birth control vaccines don't exist, but you can get birth control shots.
Yes, you can change to a different method of birth control. You can have the copper IUD inserted at anytime, and can start a different hormonal method of birth control after ten weeks.
No, NuvaRing is a combined hormonal birth control method.
No method of birth control is 100% effective.
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Yes, the birth control patch is a hormonal method
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