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Implantable Contraceptives Toolkit
Up-to-date evidence, best practices and related resources to Implantable Contraceptives
Resources for Providers
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The resources listed here can help family planning providers screen clients to identify medical conditions that could affect use of implants, insert and remove implants safely, and counsel clients about side effects, including bleeding changes.
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Screening for Medical Eligibility
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Medical Eligibility Criteria Checklist for Implants
[from Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers, World Health Organization and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health] Description: Using this checklist, a provider can assess whether a woman has certain medical conditions that could affect her use of implants. -
Pregnancy Checklist [from Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers, World Health Organization and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health] Description: Family planning providers should always rule out pregnancy when providing hormonal contraceptive methods, including implants. Pregnancy tests may not be available in all clinics or affordable for all clients. Providers can use this checklist to be reasonably certain that a client is not pregnant.
Insertion and Removal of Implants
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Insertion and Removal of the New Implants (Illustrations)
[from "Implants:Tools for Providers," INFO Reports] Description: This set of illustrations summarizes the steps for insertion and removal of Implanon, Jadelle, and Sino-Implant (II). Learning to insert and remove implants requires training and practice under direct supervision. Therefore, the illustrations and description serve as a summary and not detailed instructions for providers. -
Checklist: Providing Implants, With Appropriate Infection Prevention Practices [from "Implants: Tools for Providers," INFO Reports] Description: This checklist details the steps that providers can take to ensure that insertion and removal procedures are done safely. Proper infection prevention procedures minimize the chances of blood-borne infections such as HIV and hepatitis B and of infections at the insertion site.
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Description: This course is designed to help health care providers, supervisors of health care facilities, medical students, and nursing students strengthen infection prevention practices in low-resource settings.
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Counseling Clients About Implants [from "Implants:Tools for Providers," INFO Reports ]Description: This counseling tool covers the key points that women need to know to make an informed choice about implants. It includes information on effectiveness, side effects, and known health benefits and health risks.
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What Clients Should Know About Insertion and Removal [from "Implants: The Next Generation," Population Reports issue K-7]Description: This tool for providers outlines the important steps involved in the insertion and removal of implants. Providers should explain these steps so that clients know what to expect during the procedure.
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Questions and Answers About Implants [adapted from "Implants: Tools for Providers," INFO Reports]Description: Answers to 15 questions that clients might ask about implants including side effects, effectiveness, and other health issues.
- Decision-Making Tool for Family Planning Clients and Providers [World Health Organization]
- Individual Chapter: Implants
Description: Providers can use this evidence-based counseling resource to help clients make informed choices about family planning. It incorporates WHO guidance from the Medical Eligibility Criteria and the Selected Practice Recommendations and includes counseling guidance for new and continuing users of implants. - Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers [World Health Organization and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]
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Individual chapter: ImplantsDescription: A guide for providing family planning methods, including counseling and managing side effects. Chapter on implants covers Norplant, Jadelle, and Implanon.
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