Question 1

how effective is nexplanon?

Accepted Answer

Very effective: Nexplanon ha a failure rate of 0.05% in medical studies.

Question 2

what causes nexplanon to be less effective?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: All birth control have a failure rate. Nexplanon is very low. There is nothing that significantly effects it's failure rate. It is considered a LARC, meaning long-acting reversible contraceptive. It is highly effective birth control that you don't have to think about and lasts a long time. We are encouraging use of LARCs to reduce the incidence of unintended pregnancies.

Question 3

can you vape while on nexplanon?

Accepted Answer

Vaping: While there are multiple reasons not to vape at all, there are no studies contraindicating vaping and nexplanon to my knowledge.

Question 4

can nexplanon cause depression?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes,  Nexplanon can be associated with depression.  If you have a previous history of depression, this needs to be carefully monitored.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17853166   and  http://www.Drugs.Com/pro/nexplanon.Html.

Question 5

does amoxicillin interfere with nexplanon?

Accepted Answer

: There are very few medications that change the effectiveness of Nexplanon. Amoxicillin is not one of them. You should have no decrease in effectiveness with nexplanon and amoxicillin. Other meds do reduce effectiveness, such as HIV meds, anti seizure meds, Rifampin, carbamazepine, griseofulvin, and others. See the Nexplanon website for a complete list.

Question 6

does nexplanon cause white clear discharge?

Accepted Answer

Nexplanon: Yes among the side effects that nexplanon produces , it can cause a clear or vaginal discharche

Question 7

will ciprofloxacin make nexplanon ineffective?

Accepted Answer

No: It doesn't decrease the effectiveness of the nexplanon.

Question 8

what causes the nexplanon birthcontrol to fail ?

Accepted Answer

Absorption failure: If the Nexplanon is not absorbed into the bloodstream from its placement or it was incorrectly inserted, then it can fail.

Question 9

how close to the skin should i insert nexplanon?

Accepted Answer

Subdermal: Nexplanon has an insertion device which will put the Nexplanon at the proper depth under the skin.  Almost failproof.

Question 10

the nexplanon is the one i had removed from my arm?

Accepted Answer

May be: Nexplanon / Implanon  can be placed in arm.

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