A non-binary person fell pregnant after a doctor failed to replace a Jadelle contraceptive implant. The pregnancy was then terminated, and a complaint laid against the doctor. Photo / 123rf A ...

Photo / James Gilberd Photography Mx A had a Jadelle contraceptive implant inserted into their arm in 2016, with the advice that it would need to be removed before it expired in mid-September 2021.

It's also self-injectable and less painful than traditional implant options, according to research in rodents.

The new approach delivers the contraceptive hormonal medication levonorgestrel via what the researchers call “Self-assembling ...

Traditional contraceptive implants are small, flexible rods that are surgically inserted under the skin to slowly deliver drugs over time, removing the hassle of remembering to take a pill.

Subscribe for FREE Traditional contraceptive implants are small, flexible rods that are surgically inserted under the skin to slowly deliver drugs over time, removing the hassle of remembering to take ...

A person became pregnant and was traumatised after a sexual health clinic failed to re-insert their contraceptive device ... B's failure to replace Mx A's Jadelle implant to be particularly ...

The pregnancy was a 'huge shock', and the termination an 'extremely traumatic experience', the patient said.