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- From: tas@pegasus.com (Len Howard)
- Subject: Re: Norplant side effects
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.081008.4684@pegasus.com>
- Followup-To: sci.med
- Summary: Irregular bleeding is most common side effect
- Sender: Len Howard
- Organization: Pegasus, Honolulu
- References: <1992Dec29.100313.1@sscvx1.ssc.gov>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 08:10:08 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.100313.1@sscvx1.ssc.gov> abraham@sscvx1.ssc.gov writes:
- >Norplant side effects
- >
- >Is anybody know,
- >What are the side effects of using 'Norplant' for birth control ?
- >
- The most common side effect of Norplan is irregular menstrual
- bleeding. About 40% of women will have this. It is important to
- counsel the woman that she may have totally irregular menstrual
- bleeding one the Norplant system is inserted. This bleeding, however,
- does not reduce the effectiveness of the system as a contraceptive.
- It may, however, make it unacceptable to the woman and result in its
- premature removal.
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- Len Howard
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