Norplant: reversible implant contraception.

I. Sivin; D. N. Robertson; J. Stern; H. B. Croxatto; S. Diaz; E. Coutinho; A. R. da Silva; F. Alvarez Sanchez; A. Faundes; O. McDonald; P. Holma; N. C. Nielsen; M. Osler; H. A. Nash

doi:10.2307/1966240

Norplant: reversible implant contraception.

I. Sivin, D. N. Robertson, J. Stern, H. B. Croxatto, S. Diaz, E. Coutinho, A. R. da Silva, F. Alvarez Sanchez, A. Faundes, O. McDonald, P. Holma, N. C. Nielsen, M. Osler, H. A. Nash

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Clinical trials of Norplant, a subdermal implant type of contraceptive containing levonorgestrel, have shown it to be extremely effective, providing several years' protection against pregnancy. Despite some limitations, it has been proved to be a highly acceptable contraceptive warranting further development. -J.Orr

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-235
Number of pages	9
Journal	Studies in Family Planning
Volume	11
Issue number	7-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/1966240
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1980

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