Norplant is a form of birth control developed by the Population Council that was first approved in 1983 in Finland, where it was manufactured by Leiras Oy Pharmaceuticals. The original Norplant consisted of a set of six small (2.4 mm x 34 mm) silicone capsules, each filled with 36 mg of levonorgestrel (a progestin used in many birth control pills) implanted subdermally in the upper arm and effective for five years.

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  • Norplant is a form of birth control developed by the Population Council that was first approved in 1983 in Finland, where it was manufactured by Leiras Oy Pharmaceuticals. The original Norplant consisted of a set of six small (2.4 mm x 34 mm) silicone capsules, each filled with 36 mg of levonorgestrel (a progestin used in many birth control pills) implanted subdermally in the upper arm and effective for five years. The original (6 capsule) Norplant's production has been phased out; USAID's contract ran until December 2006. The original (6 capsule) Norplant was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1990 and marketed in the United States in 1991 by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Norplant distribution in the United States ended in 2002; limited supplies still remained in the U.S. until 2004. Norplant was withdrawn from the UK market in 1999. Norplant II (Norplant-2, Jadelle), also developed by the Population Council and manufactured by Schering Oy, consists of two small (2.5 mm x 43 mm) silicone rods each containing 75 mg of levonorgestrel in a polymer matrix, instead of six capsules. It was approved May 31, 1996 by the FDA as being effective for 3 years; it was subsequently approved November 22, 2002 by the FDA as being effective for 5 years. Jadelle has not been marketed in the United States; Jadelle is the successor to the original Norplant in USAID's contract beginning January 2007.
  • Norplant es el nombre de un implante usado como método anticonceptivo desarrollado en 1983 en Finlandia. El Norplant consiste en un implante subdérmico de 6 pequeñas cápsulas de silicona de 2,4 mm por 34 mm, cada uno con 36 miligramos de levonorgestrel e implantado en el tejido subdérmico del brazo de una mujer, 5 días después de la última menstruación. Las cápsulas liberan el levonorgestrel lentamente y tiene una duración efectiva de 5 años. Puede ser usado por mujeres que amamantan, pero no antes de 6 semanas después del parto. El Norplant ha sido retirado del mercado en los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido.
  • Norplant é uma forma de contraceptivo composto por seis pequenas cápsulas de silicone que são implantadas sob a pele do braço, sendo eficientes durante cinco anos. O Norplant II (Jadelle) consiste de dois pequenos bastões de silicone que são também implantados no braço.
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  • Hormonal Progestogen implant
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  • No further user contraceptive action needed
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  • 3 months following insertion
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  • 1983 (Finland)
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  • 5 years
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  • Insertion by untrained doctors had higher rates of local scarring and resultant difficulties in removal.
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  • Norplant / Jadelle
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  • 0.05 (xsd:double)
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  • Initial irregular light spotting
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  • Failure
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  • Provided correctly inserted
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  • No
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  • 0.05 (xsd:double)
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  • Following product discontinuation, alternative method required after 5 years
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  • No proven effect
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  • Norplant is a form of birth control developed by the Population Council that was first approved in 1983 in Finland, where it was manufactured by Leiras Oy Pharmaceuticals. The original Norplant consisted of a set of six small (2.4 mm x 34 mm) silicone capsules, each filled with 36 mg of levonorgestrel (a progestin used in many birth control pills) implanted subdermally in the upper arm and effective for five years.
  • Norplant es el nombre de un implante usado como método anticonceptivo desarrollado en 1983 en Finlandia. El Norplant consiste en un implante subdérmico de 6 pequeñas cápsulas de silicona de 2,4 mm por 34 mm, cada uno con 36 miligramos de levonorgestrel e implantado en el tejido subdérmico del brazo de una mujer, 5 días después de la última menstruación. Las cápsulas liberan el levonorgestrel lentamente y tiene una duración efectiva de 5 años.
  • Norplant é uma forma de contraceptivo composto por seis pequenas cápsulas de silicone que são implantadas sob a pele do braço, sendo eficientes durante cinco anos. O Norplant II (Jadelle) consiste de dois pequenos bastões de silicone que são também implantados no braço.
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  • Norplant
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  • Norplant
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