The implant was supposed to have been in her upper arm (Photo: BMJ) In a very rare incident, a Portuguese woman had to have surgery to remove a contraceptive implant from her lung. The case was shared ...

A woman in her late 30s presented with a complaint of not being able to palpate the subdermal contraceptive implant in her left arm, which was inserted 6 years earlier. An x-ray revealed a ...

Investigators have developed a long-acting contraceptive implant that can be delivered through tiny needles to minimize patient discomfort and increase the likelihood of medication use. Their findings ...