How Is Implanon Inserted and Removed?
After taking your medical history and giving you a physical exam, your health care provider will numb a small area of your arm with a painkiller. Implanon is inserted under the skin. Insertion takes only a few minutes. After insertion, be sure to tell any health care provider you may see that you are using Implanon. The implant is effective for three years after it is inserted. After that, it should be removed. Even though it stops working, it may interfere with your period. Implanon can be removed at any time. Your health care provider will numb the area with a painkiller and will usually make one small cut to remove the implant. Removal usually takes just a few minutes, but it generally takes longer than insertion. A new implant may be inserted at this time. Pregnancy can happen anytime after the implant is removed. If you get the implant during the first five days of your period, you are protected against pregnancy immediately. Otherwise, you need to use some form of backup birth co
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