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Condom Effectiveness: Fact Vs. Fiction. Earlier this week, I invited everyone to start an open dialogue about human sexuality, how we communicate about sex, and sex education. Yesterday, I received an email from a reader that asked, "I have an aunt...who says that latex condoms don't work against AIDS, because the latex has microscopic holes and actually those don't work against the virus. Is this correct? " It sounds like your aunt is getting her information from the Vatican. This pseudoscientific claim is used to discourage condom use in third-world countries, an extremely frightening thought. The United Nations Population Fund, the World Health Organization, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS released an updated statement in 2009: "Laboratory studies show that male latex condoms are impermeable to infectious agents contained in genital secretions.

" This does NOT mean that condoms are 100% effective, however. One thing is clear, however. Norplant. Norplant is a form of birth control developed by Sheldon J. Segal and Horatio B. Croxatto at the Population Council beginning in 1966, with the first clinical trial in Chile in 1974.[1][2][3] It was first approved in Finland on November 23, 1983, where it was manufactured by Leiras Oy Pharmaceuticals.[4] The original Norplant consisted of a set of six small (2.4 mm × 34 mm) silicone capsules, each filled with 36 mg of levonorgestrel (a progestin used in many birth control pills) implanted subdermally in the upper arm and effective for five years.[5] The original (six capsule) Norplant's production has been phased out; USAID's contract ran until December 2006.[6] Norplant II (Norplant-2, Jadelle), also developed by the Population Council and manufactured by Schering Oy, consists of two small (2.5 mm × 43 mm) silicone rods each containing 75 mg of levonorgestrel in a polymer matrix, instead of six capsules.

Medical uses[edit] Insertion[edit] Removal[edit] Contraindications[edit] Implanon. Nexplanon / Implanon NXT, or the almost identical Implanon, is a single-rod subdermal contraceptive implant made by Merck & Co. that is inserted just under the skin of a woman's upper arm and contains etonogestrel. Nexplanon/Implanon are a type of long-acting reversible contraception, the most effective form of birth control.[2] Nexplanon and Implanon NXT are essentially identical to Implanon except Nexplanon and Implanon NXT have 15 mg of barium sulphate added to the core, so it is detectable by x-ray.[3] Nexplanon / Implanon NXT also has a pre-loaded applicator for easier insertion.[4] Implanon was first approved for use in Indonesia in 1998, then approved for use in the United States in 2006.

Subdermal contraceptive implants are now used by 11 million women around the world and approved for use in over 60 countries as of 2003.[5] Device description[edit] Insertion and removal[edit] Fertility after removal[edit] Effectiveness[edit] Mechanism of action[edit] Side effects[edit] Advantages: Implanon Side Effects - Birth Control Implant. What Are the Disadvantages of the Birth Control Implant? Some women may have undesirable side effects while using the birth control implant.

But many women adjust to it with few or no problems. The implant cannot be used by women who have breast cancer. Irregular bleeding is the most common side effect, especially in the first 6–12 months of use. For most women, periods become fewer and lighter. After one year, 1 out of 3 women who use the birth control implant will stop having periods completely. These side effects are completely normal. Less common side effects of Implanon include change in sex drive discoloring or scarring of the skin over the implant headache rarely, an infection or pain in the arm nausea pain at the insertion site sore breasts weight gain Many women have concerns about the possible risks of taking hormones in birth control.

Serious problems usually have warning signs. You have bleeding, pus, or increasing redness, or pain at insertion site.