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Were you planning to get pregnant today? No?
How about this week?
This month?
How about this year?
If your birth control needs are a little more long term, consider using Implanon -- the birth control implant.
The implant is a thin, flexible piece of plastic that is inserted by a health care provider
under the skin of your upper arm.
It stays there for up to 3 years hidden just below the surface and prevents you from getting pregnant.
Once it's in, there's nothing to do or remember.
No one will even know it's there unless you tell them.
And it's really effective, so effective that for every 100 women who use the implant for
a year, fewer than 1 of them will get pregnant.
Best of all, one implant lasts for 3 years.
Of course, if plans change and you decide you want to get pregnant, your health care
provider can remove the implant in a matter of minutes.
The implant works by releasing a small amount of a hormone into your body.
This prevents your body from releasing an egg.
It also changes the mucus of your *** to make it harder for *** to enter the uterus.
The implant doesn't protect against sexually transmitted infections.
So use condoms if you're concerned about preventing STDs.
Like other medications, the implant may have some side effects.
If you're interested in learning more about this method, check out the info on plannedparenthood.org.
You can even find the nearest health center to set up an appointment.