Nearly 600 women who used a popular contraceptive implant have had unwanted pregnancies despite believing it would stop them conceiving for up to three years. Complaints about scarring, incorrect ...

There are growing fears about serious side-effects from two popular contraceptive devices, with claims concerns are being glossed over by pharmaceutical companies. The products are known as ...

Nearly 600 women have become pregnant despite using a popular contraceptive implant, a health watchdog has said. There have also been more than 1,600 reports of adverse reactions to the Implanon ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new "set-it-and-forget-it" birth control method for women, and The Early Show medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay explained more about it on ...

The Department of Health says around 1.4 million women have used Implanon since 1999 Nearly 600 women have become pregnant despite using a popular contraceptive implant, a health watchdog has said.

The beauty of contraceptive implants is that, once a doctor has tucked one under a woman's skin, she shouldn't have to worry about birth control for several years. At least, that's the theory. But ...

Australian doctors groups have defended the use of long-acting contraceptives, saying Implanon and Mirena are safe and effective in preventing pregnancy. Doctors defend safety and effectiveness of ...

Two years ago, Cloe Westerway walked into her local women’s health clinic in order to get the Implanon rod put into her arm – a common birth control procedure that thousands of Australian women ...

I had the implant put in December 2009. The pain was intense and the bruising covered my whole upper arm. When I pointed this out to the professionals they told me this was perfectly normal and the ...