Implanon Reduces
Charleston Women's
Chance of Getting Pregnant

IMPLANONT is more than 99% effective: the chance of getting pregnant is less than 1 pregnancy per 100 women who use IMPLANONT for 1 year when IMPLANONT is inserted correctly. IMPLANONT prevents pregnancy in several ways. The most important way is by stopping release of an egg from your ovary. IMPLANONT also thickens the cervical mucus, which acts as a barrier to prevent sperm from fertilizing an egg.

It is not known if IMPLANONT is as effective in very overweight women because clinical studies did not include many overweight women. Certain medicines may make IMPLANONT less effective, and you may also need to use a barrier method of contraception while you are using these medicines.

Only Your Charleston Physician Will Know You Are Using Implanon

Most women can't see IMPLANONT after insertion. Only you and your healthcare provider will know you're using it. For this reason, you should tell all of your healthcare providers if you are using IMPLANONT.

You should be able to feel where IMPLANONT is by gently pressing on your skin in the area where it was inserted. However, to reduce the risk of infection, you should not touch the insertion site until it has healed.

Reversible Birth Control At Your Charleston Area Doctor

Once IMPLANONT is successfully removed, your ability to get pregnant usually returns quickly. Some women have become pregnant within days after removal of IMPLANONT. After removal, if you do not want to become pregnant, you should start another birth control method right away.