What Patrizia read is true. The subdermal implant (just as the intrauterine device (IUD) that releases progestin) has demonstrated high contraceptive efficacy – higher by 20 times compared to other methods (pill, ring, patch) – as a result of greater adherence to the method of intake, which does not require a precise pattern of use as opposed to the pill, the ring or the patch. The data collected from the scientific literature indicates a high continuity of use for the 1-year and 3-year methods (67% after 3 years of use compared with 31% for other methods).
Numerous studies have also shown the superiority of long-term contraceptive methods like the subdermal implant in preventing repeated miscarriages compared with other methods.
The implant (as well as the IUD) can be inserted at the same time as the interruption of pregnancy, avoiding the necessity to re-intervene immediately in a psychologically delicate moment for the woman.
