Posted: Dec 30, 2020 1:58 PM AT | Last Updated: December 31, 2020
Nexplanon is a small plastic rod infused with a synthetic hormone that s implanted in the upper arm to prevent pregnancy.(Photo illustration/CBC News)
Following a spring approval by Health Canada and training for health-care providers
this fall, Nova Scotians now have access to another form of birth control.
Nexplanon is a small plastic rod that s implanted in the upper arm and slowly releases a synthetic hormone that prevents pregnancy.
Since the late 1990s, millions of women around the world have used it, but Health Canada just approved it in May 2020.
Falling under the same umbrella category as an IUD, or intrauterine device, Nexplanon is a long-acting reversible contraceptive, or LARC. It s effective for up to three years and it stops working as soon as it s removed.