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Is Pregnancy Possible Despite Implanon Insertion?

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Posted on Mon, 24 Nov 2014
Question: I have implanon inserted in my arm but I got a positive ovulation test two weeks ago and a positive one yesterday. Why is this? I thought implanon stops ovulation?
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Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
May be your Implanon is not working properly.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing to us about it.

I can understand your concern, though.

It is true that Implanon prevent pregnancy by stopping ovulation and getting to the cervical mucus thick.

If your ovulation kit shows positive results after Implanon, you should consult your treating physician for the same and get your ultrasound pelvis and hormone level done to rule out the cause.

There are three causes behind your problem-

-Implanon is not functioning properly, so you may get pregnant, so require another method of contraception.
-Results are false positive
-Other condition like PCOS have high levels of hormone LH, which causes positive result.

Hope it is useful, feel free to ask more.

Good luck.
Regards
Dr.Richa
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Is Pregnancy Possible Despite Implanon Insertion?

Brief Answer: May be your Implanon is not working properly. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for writing to us about it. I can understand your concern, though. It is true that Implanon prevent pregnancy by stopping ovulation and getting to the cervical mucus thick. If your ovulation kit shows positive results after Implanon, you should consult your treating physician for the same and get your ultrasound pelvis and hormone level done to rule out the cause. There are three causes behind your problem- -Implanon is not functioning properly, so you may get pregnant, so require another method of contraception. -Results are false positive -Other condition like PCOS have high levels of hormone LH, which causes positive result. Hope it is useful, feel free to ask more. Good luck. Regards Dr.Richa