Contraceptive implants
- 5 October 1996
- Vol. 313 (7061), 880
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.313.7061.880a
Abstract
# High resolution ultrasonography facilitates removal {#article-title-2} EDITOR,—David R Bromham's editorial on contraceptive implants is aimed at correcting incomplete or inaccurate information about levonorgestrel implants.1 In his discussion of removal of such implants, however, his cited reference states that “migration of more than 2 cm, to our knowledge, has never been reported.”2 Migration of the capsules is likely to cause difficulty in removal. I report a case in which migration of greater than 2 cm occurred. Levonorgestrel implants comprise six capsules of 34 mm, which should fan out regularly …Keywords
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