enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Levonorgestrel-releasing implant - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levonorgestrel-releasing...

    Production of Norplant was discontinued globally in 2008. [21] Norplant II (Norplant-2, Jadelle), also developed by the Population Council and manufactured by Schering Oy, consists of two small (2.5 mm × 43 mm) silicone rods each containing 75 mg of levonorgestrel in a polymer matrix, instead of six capsules. It was approved May 31, 1996 by ...

  3. Contraceptive implant - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraceptive_implant

    A contraceptive implant is an implantable medical device used for the purpose of birth control.The implant may depend on the timed release of hormones to hinder ovulation or sperm development, the ability of copper to act as a natural spermicide within the uterus, or it may work using a non-hormonal, physical blocking mechanism.

  4. Etonogestrel - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etonogestrel

    [4] [5] [12] [13] It is available as an implant placed under the skin of the upper arm under the brand names Nexplanon and Implanon. It is a progestin that is also used in combination with ethinylestradiol , an estrogen , as a vaginal ring under the brand names NuvaRing and Circlet . [ 14 ]

  5. Comparison of birth control methods - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_birth...

    1988 cervical cap and spermicide (discontinued in 2005) used by nulliparous [note 4] Prentif: 16 (1 in 6.25) 9 (1 in 11) Barrier & spermicide: Vaginal insertion: Every act of intercourse: External (male) latex condom [38] Condom: 13 (1 in 7) 2 (1 in 50) Barrier: Placed on erect penis: Every act of intercourse: Internal (female) condom [29] 21 ...

  6. This is who is affected by abortion legislation.

  7. Hormonal contraception - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormonal_contraception

    The lowest failure rates are seen with the implants Jadelle and Implanon, at 0.05% per year. [9] [10] According to Contraceptive Technology, none of these methods has a failure rate greater than 0.3% per year. [10] The SERM ormeloxifene is less effective than the steroid hormone methods; studies have found a perfect-use failure rate near 2% per ...

  8. Was the Six Triple Eight Real? All About the History-Making ...

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/six-triple-eight-real...

    The real-life leader was born in Kittrell, N.C., on Dec. 5, 1918, and raised in Columbia, S.C. ... becoming the highest-ranking female officer. She then led the 6888th Central Postal Directory ...

  9. File:Implanon implantation.webm - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Implanon_implantation...

    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org غرسات منع الحمل; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Etonogestrel; Usage on hy.wikipedia.org