This depends on the timing of your menstrual cycle and if you are already using contraception. Speak with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist for more information. Your doctor or nurse will provide a script which you can take to the pharmacy, who will sell you the implant. You will need to return to the clinic to have the implant inserted. If you do not have a Medicare card it will be more expensive. It will be cheaper if you have a healthcare card.
When the implant is first inserted and when it is removed, you may have some bruising and tenderness on your arm. This may last for up to a week. Wearing a bandage over your arm for 24 hours helps reduce bruising and tenderness. You may also develop a small scar where the implant was inserted and removed. Your vaginal bleeding pattern period will change. Some medications can help with this bleeding, speak to your doctor or nurse for more information.
Rarely the implant is inserted too deep and you may need a surgical procedure to have it removed. If you do not want to become pregnant and the implant has been in for more than 3 years, you can abstain from sex or use condoms until you can have it replaced. If you have unprotected sex and your implant has been in for more than 3 years, you might need emergency contraception.
Some women also experience irregular bleeding. If you have any concerns about your bleeding, it's a good idea to discuss them with a health professional. Insertion only takes a couple of minutes. A local anaesthetic might feel a bit stingy!
A pressure bandage is then placed on the arm to reduce the chance of bruising. When the anaesthetic wears off, some women may experience tenderness and bruising for a few days afterwards. Not unless you tell them! A small layer of tissue forms around the implant which keeps it in place.
It should be able to be easily felt by a light touch to the skin, but isn't usually noticeable to anyone looking at your arm.
A flexible plastic rod, about the size of a cardboard matchstick, is inserted by a clinician under the skin of your upper inner arm. It slowly releases progestin, a synthetic version the body's hormone progesterone. Lasts 3 years but can be removed by your clinician at any time. How does it work? Like birth control pills, it uses hormones to prevent the ovaries from releasing an egg. It also prevents fertilization by affecting the lining of uterus and thickening the cervical mucus.
Benefits : It gives long-lasting birth control, which allows you to feel more spontaneous about having sex. You don't have to remember to use daily birth control or to interrupt foreplay to use birth control. It can be used if you are breastfeeding or cannot take estrogen.
The rod usually is not visible. This HCP locator is just one source of information available to you. Patient Information Prescribing Information. You may have: Longer or shorter bleeding during your period No bleeding at all during the time of your period Spotting between your periods Varied amounts of time between your periods Tell your healthcare provider right away if: You think you may be pregnant Your menstrual bleeding is heavy and prolonged Other frequent side effects that cause women to stop using NEXPLANON include: Mood swings Weight gain Headache Acne Depressed mood Other common side effects of NEXPLANON: Headache Vaginitis inflammation of the vagina Weight gain Acne Breast pain Viral infections such as sore throats or flu-like symptoms Stomach pain Painful periods Mood swings, nervousness, or depressed mood Back pain Nausea Dizziness Pain Pain at the site of insertion Implants have been reported to be found in a blood vessel, including a blood vessel in the lung.
Do not use NEXPLANON if you: Are pregnant or think you may be pregnant Have, or have had blood clots, such as blood clots in your leg deep venous thrombosis , lungs pulmonary embolism , eyes total or partial blindness , heart heart attack , or brain stroke Have liver disease or a liver tumor Have unexplained vaginal bleeding Have breast cancer or any other cancer that is sensitive to progestin a female hormone , now or in the past Are allergic to anything in NEXPLANON Tell your healthcare provider if you have or have had any of the conditions listed above.
In addition, talk to your healthcare provider about using NEXPLANON if you: Have diabetes Have high cholesterol or triglycerides Have headaches Have gallbladder or kidney problems Have a history of depressed mood Have high blood pressure Have an allergy to numbing medicines anesthetics or medicines used to clean your skin antiseptics. These medicines will be used when the implant is placed into or removed from your arm. Problems with insertion and removal The implant may not be placed in your arm due to a failed insertion.
Other problems related to insertion and removal are: Pain, irritation, swelling, or bruising at the insertion site Numbness and tingling at the insertion site Scarring, including a thick scar called a keloid around the insertion site Infection Scar tissue may form around the implant making it difficult to remove The implant may come out by itself.
You may become pregnant if the implant comes out by itself. Use a back-up birth control method and call your healthcare provider right away if the implant comes out The need for surgery in the hospital to remove the implant Injury to nerves or blood vessels in your arm The implant breaks making removal difficult Ectopic pregnancy If you become pregnant while using NEXPLANON, you have a slightly higher chance that the pregnancy will be ectopic occurring outside the womb than do women who do not use birth control.
Ovarian cysts Cysts may develop on the ovaries and usually go away without treatment, but sometimes surgery is required to remove them. Some examples of serious blood clots are blood clots in the: Legs deep vein thrombosis Lungs pulmonary embolism Brain stroke Heart heart attack Eyes total or partial blindness The risk of serious blood clots is increased in women who smoke.
Other risks A few women who use birth control that contains hormones may get: High blood pressure Gallbladder problems Rare cancerous or noncancerous liver tumors Broken or bent implant If you feel that the implant may have broken or bent while in your arm, contact your healthcare provider. Contact your healthcare provider right away if you have: Pain in your lower leg that does not go away Severe chest pain or heaviness in your chest Sudden shortness of breath, sharp chest pain, or coughing blood Symptoms of a severe allergic reaction, such as swollen face, tongue or throat, or trouble breathing or swallowing Sudden severe headache unlike your usual headaches Weakness or numbness in your arm or leg, or trouble speaking Sudden partial or complete blindness Yellowing of your skin or whites of your eyes, especially with fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, dark-colored urine, or light-colored bowel movements Severe pain, swelling, or tenderness in the lower stomach abdomen Lump in your breast Problems sleeping, lack of energy, tiredness, or you feel very sad Heavy menstrual bleeding Felt that the implant may have broken or bent while in your arm.
You should not use NEXPLANON if you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant; have or have had blood clots; have liver disease or a liver tumor; have unexplained vaginal bleeding; have breast cancer or any other cancer that is sensitive to progestin a female hormone , now or in the past; or are allergic to anything in NEXPLANON.
Talk to your healthcare provider about using NEXPLANON if you have diabetes, high cholesterol or triglycerides, headaches, gallbladder or kidney problems, history of depressed mood, high blood pressure, allergy to numbing medicines anesthetics or medicines used to clean your skin antiseptics. If you cannot feel the NEXPLANON implant, contact your healthcare provider immediately and use a non-hormonal birth control method such as condoms until your healthcare provider confirms that the implant is in place.
You may need special tests to check that the implant is in place or to help find the implant when it is time to take it out. The implant may not be placed in your arm at all due to failed insertion. Removal of the implant may be very difficult or impossible if the implant is not where it should be.
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