New Contraceptive Approved
A new contraceptive has been approved by the FDA for female usage that may make life a little easier. The rod shaped contraceptive called Implanon is implanted in a woman’s arm for up to three years, much like the Norplant contraceptive was before it stopped selling the product in the US amidst consumer complaints and lawsuits over side effects. It means less headaches about remembering to take pills and less worry about pregnancy for both parties in a relationship.
The implanted contraceptive is manufactured by a company called Organon USA, and has actually been sold in more than 30 countries except the US, which notoriously has more stringent rules on passing medications through the rigorous FDA approval process than most other countries do.
The implant is about the size of a match, and works to prevent pregnancy by sending out low dosages of the hormone progestin, which prevents pregnancy by preventing implantation of the egg in the uterus, and of the sperm fertilizing the egg. It is also known to stop menstruation in some women, and boasts a 99% percent success rate, similar to that of the traditional birth control pill, in preventing pregnancy.
