DEPO-PROVERA (CONS) PART 3
You may have heard news about problems with the removal of Norplant. In the right hands, removal of these small rods from the upper arm should be a minor, nearly painless 15-minute office procedure, says Dr. Robert Hatcher. But if your practitioner isn't properly trained, it can be much more complicated, take longer, hurt more, and result in infection or other problems. Worse yet, you could find yourself in an area where no one is trained to remove the device (if, let's say, you've moved away from where you had it inserted). As with any other procedure, you must make sure the person who is removing your Norplant device does this often and is trained to do so (don't be too shy to ask where and when they were trained, and if Norplant removals are a common part of their practice). Dr. Hatcher urges women only to have Norplant put in by a competent person who can also remove it. If you do have the device and move to a new region, remember to ask your new health care providers, including a gynecologist if possible, if they could remove the device if you changed your mind about it (or if the five years elapse). If the answer is no, do some legwork ahead of time so you know where to turn if you develop problems with the device, or if you decide you want to become pregnant.
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