Implanon and Nexplanon are hormonal birth control implants that the FDA has approved. They are about 99% effective over 3 years. There are other options in development that may be better for ...

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) (NYSE: MRK) today announced that NEXPLANON® (etonogestrel implant) 68 mg, a long-acting, ...

If hormonal birth control were a person, it would be celebrating its 65th birthday this year, making it eligible for Medicare. Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first gave the ...

According to the CDC, 0.05 percent of general implant users got pregnant in a given year, compared to 0.2 percent of hormonal IUD users and 9 percent of women who used birth control pills.

Nexplanon, a matchstick-sized implant, is placed in a woman's body and releases hormones that keep her from getting pregnant. But Circa discovered the product has the potential to migrate, or move.

CBS Denver reports Ebony Cole got the hormone implant called Nexplanon inserted in her arm in January at a Kaiser Permanente medical office. It's supposed to prevent pregnancy for three years.

Ebony Cole got the hormone implant called Nexplanon inserted in her arm in January at a Kaiser Permanente medical office. It's supposed to prevent pregnancy for three years.