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More Ortho Evra® News
A new form of birth control, starting next year, may be as easy as one office visit every three years.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Implanon, a single rod contraceptive that is implanted into the upper arm of a woman. Implanon is a soft medical polymer that will only need an office visit every three years to be continued.
Implanon has been used by 2.5 million women around the world since 1998 and will become available to the U.S. in 2007.
Sarah Sayger, a doctor at Purdue University Student Health Center (PUSH), said there are both positive and negative sides to the new birth control drug.
Implanon also has some of the same side effects as other hormonal contraceptives like Ortho Evra® and the birth control pill which may cause headaches, nausea, acne, spotting, and blood clots.
PUSH may decide not to administer Implanon but, it still will administer many other forms of birth control, which include:
- Ortho Evra® birth control patch
- A variety of birth control pills
- NuvaRing®
- Nonhormonal contraceptive methods include condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps and spermicide.
Reference:
"New contraceptive pokes interest of health care officials," The Exponent, Angie Zancanaro, July 2006.
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