Implanon is an implant that is inserted under the skin. It releases a progestogen hormone. This hormone prevents pregnancy from occuring in a number of ways: it thickens the cervical mucus, it prevents ovulation (release of an egg) from occurring and it changes the lining of the uterus (endometrium) so it is difficult for the fertilised egg to implant.
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