This usually happens within three months of having the implant inserted. There is no strong evidence that the contraceptive implant makes women put on weight. Progesterone can do this, but more so when taken in higher doses than you receive from the contraceptive implant.
It can also cause fluid retention initially - which will make your weight go up - but this is usually due to fluid rather than fat. However, many women do feel that the contraceptive implant has made them gain weight. If this happens to you then this weight gain is likely to reverse when you stop using the implant. The early side-effects of the contraceptive implant are rather like the early symptoms of pregnancy. This is not surprising, since the early symptoms of pregnancy are caused by progesterone.
It is not unusual for women to feel they may be pregnant when they first have the implant. A pregnancy test will give you an accurate answer. Women who use some forms of hormone-based contraception appear to have a small increase in long-term risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer compared to women who don't use hormonal contraception.
It is not known if this is also true of the contraceptive implant. Apart from bruising and soreness, it is possible, although very unusual, to get a localised infection in your arm when the implant is put in. Insertion of the implant can leave a small scar. It is important to be able to feel the implant under the skin after insertion. There is a small risk of insertion error in which the implant is not actually inserted by the procedure.
After taking levonorgestrel as emergency contraception the implant can be inserted immediately. You should avoid sex or use a barrier method of contraception such as condoms for 7 days. In addition you should take a pregnancy test 3 weeks or so after the time you had unprotected sex.
If you took ulipristal acetate the implant should be inserted 5 days after taking the tablet. You should avoid having unprotected sex or use a barrier method of contraception such as condoms until the implant is inserted and for 7 days after. You should also take a pregnancy test no sooner than 3 weeks after the last time you had unprotected sex. Yes, an implant can be used when breastfeeding. The implant will not affect your milk production and will not harm your baby.
Although breastfeeding does slightly reduce the chance of another pregnancy, it is not a reliable contraceptive and it is possible to become pregnant whilst breastfeeding. Some medicines may make an implant less effective. This includes some medicines used in epilepsy, HIV and tuberculosis, and St John's wort a herbal remedy often used to treat headaches, mood disturbances and premenstrual syndrome.
These medications reduce the effectiveness of the implant by increasing the rate at which your body disposes of the hormone in the blood.
If you are using one of these medicines you will need to consider a different or additional contraceptive method. The implant is not affected by common antibiotics, or by an attack of diarrhoea or being sick vomiting. Most women can have an implant fitted but there are a few exceptions. You should not have a contraceptive implant put in if you think you might be pregnant, or if you don't want to use a contraceptive method that might affect your periods.
There are some conditions which, if you have them, mean that you could use the contraceptive implant, but a different method might be more suitable for you. These include:. The contraceptive implant needs to have been in place for seven days before it can stop ovulation. Therefore, when you change from another method, precautions may be necessary for seven days. This is sometimes not necessary, but only if your previous method means that there is no chance of you ovulating during the first seven days of the implant.
An area on the inner arm above the elbow is first numbed with local anaesthetic. Then the doctor or nurse puts the implant under the skin. After the implant is inserted, a band aid or dressing is put on which should stay on for days. The arm is bandaged to reduce bruising and this should be left on for 24 hours. The implant is effective after 7 days if it is inserted at any other time in the menstrual cycle.
Other contraceptive measures such as condoms should be used for these 7 days. If changing from the Pill or another method of contraception discuss the best time for insertion with your doctor.
It is effective as a contraceptive for 3 years. They'll encourage you to consider telling your parents, but they won't make you.
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Wearing a bandage over the arm for 24 hours helps reduce bruising and tenderness. The area may itch slightly for a few days. It's important to avoid rubbing the skin over the implant. Information about long acting reversilble contraception LARC , including contraceptive implants, is also available in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi and Vietnamese — see Downloads section on this page. Long acting reversible contraception, such as intra uterine devices IUDs , contraceptive implants and contraceptive injections, may be the choice for you.
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How does the implant work? The implant prevents pregnancy by: stopping a woman's ovaries from making an egg each month thickening the mucus that women have in their cervix entrance to the womb.
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