The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report

Subdermal etonogestrel implant (Implanon®) is the newest, long term contraceptive implant which has recently been made available to Malaysian women. This prospective study was conducted to determine the effects on selected health indices among 42 women who had consented to Implanon® as their choice...

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Main Authors:	Zainuddin, Ahmad Murad, Awang, Mokhtar, Raman, Sudesan, Lee, S.F., Ismail, Ghazali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2007
Subjects:	RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4197/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4197/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4197/1/implanon.htm

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spelling	iium-41972011-12-14T04:42:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4197/ The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report Zainuddin, Ahmad Murad Awang, Mokhtar Raman, Sudesan Lee, S.F. Ismail, Ghazali RG Gynecology and obstetrics Subdermal etonogestrel implant (Implanon®) is the newest, long term contraceptive implant which has recently been made available to Malaysian women. This prospective study was conducted to determine the effects on selected health indices among 42 women who had consented to Implanon® as their choice of contraception. Health indices were checked prior to Implanon® insertion and six months post insertion. Findings indicate a significant reduction in total cholesterol with a significant increase in total haemoglobin and BMI. However there was no significant change noted in the fasting blood sugar, glycosylated haemoglobin, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2007-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4197/1/implanon.htm Zainuddin, Ahmad Murad and Awang, Mokhtar and Raman, Sudesan and Lee, S.F. and Ismail, Ghazali (2007) The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report. The International Medical Journal Malaysia, 6 (2). (1-17). ISSN 1823-4631 http://www.eimjm.com/Vol6-No2/Vol6-No2-B9.htm
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spellingShingle	RG Gynecology and obstetrics Zainuddin, Ahmad Murad Awang, Mokhtar Raman, Sudesan Lee, S.F. Ismail, Ghazali The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report
description	Subdermal etonogestrel implant (Implanon®) is the newest, long term contraceptive implant which has recently been made available to Malaysian women. This prospective study was conducted to determine the effects on selected health indices among 42 women who had consented to Implanon® as their choice of contraception. Health indices were checked prior to Implanon® insertion and six months post insertion. Findings indicate a significant reduction in total cholesterol with a significant increase in total haemoglobin and BMI. However there was no significant change noted in the fasting blood sugar, glycosylated haemoglobin, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
format	Article
author	Zainuddin, Ahmad Murad Awang, Mokhtar Raman, Sudesan Lee, S.F. Ismail, Ghazali
author_facet	Zainuddin, Ahmad Murad Awang, Mokhtar Raman, Sudesan Lee, S.F. Ismail, Ghazali
author_sort	Zainuddin, Ahmad Murad
title	The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report
title_short	The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report
title_full	The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report
title_fullStr	The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report
title_full_unstemmed	The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report
title_sort	effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. a preliminary report
publisher	The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2007
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4197/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4197/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4197/1/implanon.htm
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The effects of subdermal hormonal contraceptive implant on health indices. A preliminary report

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