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Birth Control Implant

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WP85-2361
Language
English
Creator
ROSE Clinic, QE II

A birth control implant is a plastic rod. It goes under your skin on the inside of your upper arm. This pamphlet explains how the implant works, when it will start working, what will happen when it is removed, who should not get an implant, and the benefits and side effects.

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