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Important Safety Information about NEXPLANON (etonogestrel implant)

  • The most common side effect of NEXPLANON is a change in your normal menstrual bleeding pattern. In studies, one out of ten women stopped using the implant because of an unfavorable change in their bleeding pattern. You may experience longer or shorter bleeding during your periods or have no bleeding at all. The time between periods may vary, and in between periods you may also have spotting.
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NEXPLANON is inserted and removed by a trained health care provider.  Trained health care providers have completed a Merck clinical training program on NEXPLANON.

Please note that this directory does not contain all health care providers trained on NEXPLANON. If a health care provider that you are looking for isn't listed, call the office directly to ask if the provider is trained on NEXPLANON.

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Important Safety Information about NEXPLANON (etonogestrel implant)

  • If you become pregnant while using NEXPLANON, you have a slightly higher chance that the pregnancy will be ectopic (occurring outside the womb) than do women who do not use birth control. Ectopic pregnancies can cause serious internal bleeding, infertility, and even death. Call your health care provider right way if you think you are pregnant or have unexplained lower stomach (abdominal) pain.
  • The use of NEXPLANON may also increase your chance of serious blood clots, especially if you have other risk factors, such as smoking. If you smoke and want to use NEXPLANON, you should quit. Some examples of blood clots are deep vein thrombosis (legs), pulmonary embolism (lungs), retinal thrombosis (eyes), stroke (brain), and heart attack (heart). It is possible to die from a problem caused by a blood clot, such as a heart attack or stroke. Tell your doctor at least 4 weeks before if you are going to have surgery or will need to be on bed rest, because you have an increased chance of getting blood clots during surgery or bed rest.

Important Safety Information about NEXPLANON

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.