The Gauteng Department of Health has explained its plans to give schoolgirls contraceptives as one of the ways to tackle ...

Etonogestrel: A synthetic form of the hormone progestin used in contraceptive implants. Subdermal implant: A contraceptive device placed under the skin to prevent pregnancy. Median nerve ...

The single-rod, etonogestrel-releasing, subdermal implant (ENG implant) is the most effective, long-acting reversible method of contraception available. The failure rate of the ENG implant is 0.05 ...

Levonorgestrel subdermal implants (Norplant ... 1 of the progestins used in oral contraceptives. The rods are implanted in a fan-shaped array just below the dermis, usually in the upper arm ...

Despite contraceptives being available in public clinics, the Gauteng Department of Health is concerned by increasing teenage pregnancies.

“Subdermal non-uterine contraceptive implants are the latest innovation in this category. It is 99.9 per cent effective. With a fast return to fertility implants are among the most preferred ...