New implantable contraceptive approved by FDA
Posted: 07/18/2006 03:58 pm
Last Updated: 07/18/2006 05:25 pm
The FDA approved the only implantable contraceptive authorized for women in the U.S.
Posted: 07/18/2006 03:58 pm
Last Updated: 07/18/2006 05:25 pm
The FDA approved the only implantable contraceptive authorized for women in the U.S.
It's called Implanon, and is a single rod device implanted in a woman's arm by a trained doctor.
It slowly releases the hormone Progestin over a period of three years, and can prevent pregnancy in 99% of women.
The device has been used in Europe since 1998.
The company plans to start training doctors about the implant in August, and the product should be available shortly after.
A similar device called Norplant was taken off the market in the U.S. six years ago.
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