title: Implanon: subdermal single rod contraceptive implant.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Study was conducted to determine acceptability, efficacy, safety, return of fertility with Implanon.
  
  
  METHODS
  Volunteers having regular menstruation, requiring spacing formed study population. Implanon was inserted within 5 days of LMP or concurrent with MTP. Woman was asked to record bleeding pattern, side effects. Implanon duration was 3 years but Implanon was removed before, if patient wanted pregnancy/for side effects. Subjects who did not adopt family planning method after removal were followed up for return of ovulation and pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  200 subjects were enrolled (160 within 5 days of LMP, 40 concurrent with MTP). 74 implanon removals were done. (16 after tenure completion, 58 for other reasons.) 16% cases discontinued implanon for polymenorrhagia, 10% for irregular bleeding, 4.5% for amenorrhea. There was no failure of implanon. 40% had return of ovulation within one month, 95.8% conceived within 12 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implanon is safe, effective, well accepted method of contraception.
authors.affiliation: Kasturba Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Pushpa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Sangita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nangia
authors.forename: Shivani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Chitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tewari