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Question
12 Jan 2006
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contraceptive implants
im thinking of having the implanon implant fitted and coming off my combined pill(i gained weight on this) Do you know if there are any chances of me gaining weight from the implants?
Pharmacist
Implanon contains progestogen. Although ewight gain may be less than with combination products, weight gain has still been documented.
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