Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The implant is a long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) that offers reliable contraceptive cover without the need for ...

Liesbeth Powers / Staff Photographer More than a dozen health care providers with HHM Health are now certified to insert a birth-control implant into patients’ arms — a procedure available to Dallas ...

A woman in her late 30s presented with a complaint of not being able to palpate the subdermal contraceptive implant in her left arm, which was inserted 6 years earlier. An x-ray revealed a ...

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 ...

A phase 3 study has found that the etonogestrel contraceptive implant remains effective and safe for up to five years, beyond its current three-year approval. Conducted across multiple sites with ...

Just before the holidays, a patient was in my office for what I thought was going to be a routine appointment. After completing the exam, however, we started talking about what was really on her mind.

The Georgia Department of Public Health is kicking off its Power of Family Planning program, an initiative that aims to reduce unintended or complicated pregnancies. And women in rural Georgia stand ...