contraception
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| contraception [2026/07/17 07:04] – [depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injection] gary1 | contraception [2026/07/17 07:09] (current) – [progestogen-only subcutaneous implant] gary1 | ||
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| - | ====progestogen-only | + | ====progestogen-only |
| *unintended pregnancy rate in 1st year of use 0.05% ((J. Contraception 2011; 83:397-404, Table 1)) | *unintended pregnancy rate in 1st year of use 0.05% ((J. Contraception 2011; 83:397-404, Table 1)) | ||
| *etonergestrel subdermal implants last up to 3 years | *etonergestrel subdermal implants last up to 3 years | ||
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| *very rarely can migrate in veins to be a foreign body pulmonary embolism(([[https:// | *very rarely can migrate in veins to be a foreign body pulmonary embolism(([[https:// | ||
| *eg Implanon | *eg Implanon | ||
| + | * does not contain barium sulphate, so will not be visible on plain X-ray | ||
| + | *eg. Implanon NXT/ | ||
| + | * a small, flexible, 4 cm etonogestrel contraceptive rod designed for subdermal insertion in the upper arm | ||
| + | * contains barium sulphate, making it visible (radiopaque) on plain X-ray | ||
contraception.txt · Last modified: 2026/07/17 07:09 by gary1