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The contraceptive implant is about the size of a matchstick and is placed under the skin of the inner side of your upper arm.
Please read the information on this page carefully: it's important you understand both the benefits and risks.
Read about the contraceptive implant via Sexwise
Or watch a short video about the implant on Vimeo from our friends at CNWL
Your appointment has been made for an appropriate time in your menstrual cycle. If your period has not started at the time of your appointment, please telephone 020 3255 0084 to arrange an alternative date. If you are using a method which stops periods you will have been given advice about timing.
We will send a text reminder about your appointment asking you to confirm your attendance. We will follow this with other attempts to reach you (call, text, email), but if you have not confirmed your attendance or re-arranged your time 24 hours prior to the clinic we will give your appointment to another woman.
Before the procedure starts, you’ll be asked to sign a consent form.
Only sign the consent form when you’ve spoken to your clinician and you’re happy to proceed.
Your clinician will also sign the same consent form to say they’ve explained the following to you:
Your clinician will talk to you about what the procedure involves and they will direct you to information about the procedure.
They will discuss the benefits and risks of appropriate alternative methods of contraception.
Finally, your clinician will answer any questions you have.