Nexplanon (etonogestrel) is a prescription birth control device that’s used to help prevent pregnancy. Nexplanon comes as an implant that a healthcare professional inserts under the skin of your arm.

It's a match stick-sized device that is placed under the skin in a fat layer of the upper arm. It's designed to release hormones that stop ovulation, preventing conception for up to five years. It's a ...

What Is the Birth Control Implant? Birth control implants are devices that go under a woman's skin. They release a hormone that prevents pregnancy. The implant available in the U.S. is Nexplanon. It’s ...

A Cochrane Systematic Review that set out to assess the effectiveness and tolerability of subdermal implantable contraceptives compared to other reversible methods of contraception found that they ...

Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2011;6(1):45-56. Implanon is an etonogestrel-containing single sterile rod implant. Implanon was introduced in 1998, and was the first and remains the only single-rod ...

Contraceptives are never 100% effective, and Implanon is no exception. Jan. 6, 2011— -- The nearly 600 unwanted pregnancies in women using the long-term contraceptive Implanon have called the ...