Norplant II (Norplant-2, Jadelle), also developed by the Population Council and manufactured by Schering Oy, consists of two small (2.5 mm × 43 mm) silicone rods each containing 75 mg of levonorgestrel in a polymer matrix, instead of six capsules. It was approved May 31, 1996 by the FDA as being effective for three years; it was subsequently ...

Jan 1, 1988 · Another system with only two implants manufactured in a different way - two covered rods or NORPLANT®-2 - has been developed by the Population Council. This system has previously been shown to have similar release …

PIP: The newly developed 2-rod levonorgestrel (LNG) implant system has a surface area only 44% that of Norplant yet provides LNG release rates and blood levels similar to the 6-capsule Norplant system. Clinical trials of the 2-rod implant system initiated in 1990 demonstrated an exceptionally low cumulative pregnancy rate (0.8/100) in the first ...

The study shows the Norplant-2 rod system to be a well accepted method of family planning. PIP: Physicians from the National University Hospital, Singapore enrolled 100 women between December 1985-March 1986 in a 5 year study of the efficacy, acceptability, and reversibility of Norplant-2 rods.

Nov 8, 2022 · Case involving a 2-rod subdermal contraceptive implant mistaken for a 1-rod device demonstrates the importance of delivering culturally competent care.

Norplant consists of six soft, flexible Silastic tubes, each containing levonorgestrel (LNG, the same progestational agent found in LoOvral), and implanted just below the skin of the inner, upper arm.

Sep 1, 1987 · Comparisons between the 6-capsule system and the 2- rod system indicate that the systems are comparable in effectiveness and side effect patterns. The ease of insertion and removal of the two-rod system, simply by the reduced number of implants, makes Norplant-2 the preferred contraceptive method.

Norplant-2 contraceptive implants consist of two Silastic rods in which levonorgestrel has been incorporated with the polymer. This on-going study describes our two-year experience with 100 acceptors of Norplant-2 rods in Singapore.

Nov 20, 2012 · Levonorgestrel-releasing implants are long acting contraceptives, approved for 5 years of continuous use. Two marketed systems, the six capsule Norplant® 1 and the two rod Jadelle®, have essentially equal rates of drug release, pregnancy and …

Difficulty with the insertion and removal of the six capsules has led to the development of Norplant-2, which consists of two Silastic rods containing levonorgestrel to protect against pregnancy for up to 5 years. Levonorgestrel is a strong …