Norplant® Consensus Statement and Background Review

Fraser, Ian S.; Tiitinen, Aila; Affandi, Biran; Brache, Vivian; Croxatto, Horacio B.; Dı́az, Soledad; Ginsburg, Jean; Gu, Song; Holma, Pentti; Johansson, Elof D. B.; Meirik, Olav; Mishell, Daniel R.; Nash, Harold A.; Schoultz, Bo von; Sivin, Irving

doi:10.1016/s0010-7824(97)00200-x

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“…4,5 The one in five amenorrhoea rate is higher than in other studies that report 10% in the first year of use. 5,6 Study participants who continued to experience prolonged or irregular bleeding became increasingly dissatisfied over time. As with other studies, 5,7,8 bleeding problems were the most common reason for removal.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

New Zealand women’s experience during their first year of Jadelle® contraceptive implant

Roke¹,

Roberts

Whitehead³

2016

J Prim Health Care

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INTRODUCTION: Subsidisation of the levonorgestrel-releasing Jadelle ® contraceptive implant in 2010 resulted in a rapid uptake. Clinicians had little prior experience of client satisfaction, side effect profile, and removal rate of this contraceptive method. AIM:To obtain information on satisfaction, bleeding patterns, continuation rates and reasons for removal for New Zealand women during their first year of use of a subsidised contraceptive implant, Jadelle ® .METHODS: Women having a Jadelle ® implant inserted in New Zealand Family Planning clinics were recruited to be followed up by phone, text or email at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. They were asked about their bleeding pattern, satisfaction and their views on benefits of, or problems with, implant use.RESULTS: 252 women were recruited. The three common bleeding patterns in the cohort were regular periods, amenorrhoea and irregular bleeding. Eighteen percent had their implant removed within the first year with more than half of those being unhappy with their bleeding pattern. This was usually prolonged bleeding. Otherwise satisfaction rates were high throughout the year. DISCUSSION:The majority of New Zealand women using Jadelle ® were satisfied with this method of contraception during their first year of use. Implant removals were most likely to be related to prolonged bleeding. However the commonest bleeding pattern was regular periods.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

New Zealand women’s experience during their first year of Jadelle® contraceptive implant

Roke¹,

Roberts

Whitehead³

2016

J Prim Health Care

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“…8,21 Inevitably, some patients will require specific treatment, but surveys of such treatments by experts around the World 22 revealed absence of universal treatment criteria and variation in the type, dose and duration of use of medications such as combined oral contraceptives, oestrogens (synthetic or conjugated), progestogens (levonorgestrel, norethisterone, etc. ), and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.…”

Section: Side Effects and Managementmentioning

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“…26 World-wide, about six million women have used this implant, which is registered in 60 countries. 8 The initial clinical experience with the method 23,27,28 was promising, although negative reports about Norplant ® have appeared in the lay and medical press, 29,30 mostly due to unrealistic method expectations and problems with removal. For economic reasons, the main distributor discontinued marketing Norplant ® in the UK in November 1999, although it is still available from other sources.…”

Section: Side Effects and Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Subdermal contraceptive implants

Oloto¹,

Mascarenhas²

2000

j fam plann reprod health care

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“…15,16 Implants are not associated with long term health risks, and may be used safely in women with contraindications to estrogen-containing contraceptives. The effect it has on the cervical mucus by thickening it may be beneficial as it protects against ascending upper genital tract infections.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…8 Non menstrual side effects of implants, which may occur infrequently include headache, acne, mastalgia, weight changes, and mood changes. 15,17 Most serious side effects of implants are progestindependent and they are prevalent during the first 12months of usage; such side effects could compel affected women to discontinue the method, therefore this study was designed to assess the side effect profile of Jadelle implant in Nigerian women during the first 12months of usage in order to appraise their acceptance of the method. 20 The people of the state are predominantly government employed civil servants, and other persons indulging in peasant farming, petty trading and small scale businesses.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%