Men & Contraception?

I recently had an implanon implanted in my arm. Until then i was on the pill but with a family history of deep vein thrombosis me and my doctor decided that this was the safest option.


However my boyfriend doesn't trust it.
(we have a monogomous trusting std free relationship and both of us aren't huge fans of condoms)


Is there any way that i can convince him that this does work and i won't get pregnant?
Does anyone else out there have a similar experience?

I have shown him all the information i was given - apparently there was an episode of House where a chick had an implanon and still got pregnant
(sorry i should have added that earlier.)

My fiance felt the same way when I started on Nuvaring. Both of us hate condoms (i have a faint allergy to them also). To get him over it we kind of eased our way in. we would have sex, without a condom, but he would also use the pullout method. He eventually enjoyed sex without a condom so much, and saw that I wasn't getting pregnant, so he stopped with the pull-out method. JUst make sure your guy is involved in some way with the method (give him the pamphlets, let him come to doctor's appointments with you, have him talk to a pharmacist about anything he'd like to know- they know LOTS). eventually when he sees you're not getting pregnant he'll trust it. Tell him house is a TV show not reality, and let him know that the implant is AS effective as the pill. good luck!

its as good as the birth control pill, he needs to read up on the stuff.

This is from the National Institute of Health in the United States:

PROGESTIN IMPLANTS

Implants are small rods implanted surgically beneath the skin, usually on the upper arm. The rods release a continuous dose of progestin to prevent ovulation.

Implants work for 5 years. The initial cost is generally higher than some other methods, but the overall cost may be less over the 5-year period.

The Norplant implant has been removed from the U.S. market. A similar implanted rod system, Implanon, is available in Europe, but not available in the U.S.

Less than 1 pregnancy occurs over 1 year out of 100 women using this type of contraception. No method is 100% effective -- except abstinence (not having sex).

i really think you should both go to the doctors. so that way he is 100% reassured that it works. men dont rely on pieces of paper with information on them tell them that it wont get his girlfriend pregnant. take him to your doctor so then he has someone telling him ( who knows all about the risk factors) that it is safe and the best decision for you.

Just FYI....


Pregnancy must be excluded before inserting IMPLANON鈩? IMPLANON鈩?should not be used in women who have the following conditions: known or suspected pregnancy, current or past history of thrombosis or thromboembolic disorders, hepatic tumors (benign or malignant) or active liver disease, undiagnosed abnormal genital bleeding, known or suspected carcinoma of the breast (or a personal history of breast cancer), or hypersensitivity to any of the components of IMPLANON鈩?

It looks like there is still a risk for thrombosis. I found it on the Implanon website. (I was interested in it myself) Just show your BF the statistics for pregnancy with the implant. It seems to be effective from what they say. What stopped me from getting it was reading this page. Some of the women on there had the implant and got pregnant.

http://www.rollercoaster.ie/boards/mc.as...

if you now your own cycle then avoid having intercourse during the ovulation period.

no contraceptive is 100% effective but implanon is pretty much as good as they get, once it's in and you've had your 3 month appointment to make sure it's in right then you should be ok. Maybe get your other half to talk to a doctor or pharmacist if he's feeling uncertain, I had mine at the first appointment and he was there and saw it go in so he feels like it's a team thing and not just one of those womens issues. If he's really uncertain then maybe a barrier method would reassure him, there are options other than condoms and we find spermicide film isn't all that noticeable during sex but it's enough to reassure the other half.