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/nawr"plant'/Trademark. a long-term contraceptive for women, usually effective for 5 years, consisting of several small slow-release capsules of progestin implanted under the skin.[1985-90]
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Norplant — / Jadelle Background Birth control type Hormonal Progestogen implant First use 1983 (Finland) Failure rates (first year) Perfect use 0.05% Typical use … Wikipedia
Norplant — es la antigua marca de un implante subcutáneo usado como método anticonceptivo desarrollado en 1983 en Finlandia.[1] Jadelle (Norplant II) es el nombre de la marca del implante de segunda generación aprobado en 1996.[2] Contenido 1 1983 Nor … Wikipedia Español
Norplant — [nôr′plant΄] trademark for a contraceptive implant for women surgically inserted under the skin of the upper arm so as to release progesterone or various other steroid hormones gradually over a period of several years … English World dictionary
Norplant contraceptive — Implantable progestin in the form of Norplant was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for contraception in 1990 and the newer Norplant 2 was approved in 1996 for contraception. Made up of matchstick sized rubber rods, this… … Medical dictionary
Norplant — Nor·plant nō(ə)r .plant trademark used for contraceptive implants of encapsulated levonorgestrel * * * Nor·plant (norґplant) trademark for a preparation of levonorgestrel … Medical dictionary
Norplant — noun trademark a contraceptive implant for women which gradually releases the hormone levonorgestrel. Origin 1980s: from (levo)nor(gestrel) (im)plant … English new terms dictionary
Norplant — Nor•plant [[t]ˈnɔrˌplænt, ˌplɑnt[/t]] pha Trademark. a long term contraceptive for women, usu. effective for 5 years, consisting of several small slow release capsules of progestin implanted under the skin … From formal English to slang
Norplant — /nawr plant / Trademark. a long term contraceptive for women, usually effective for 5 years, consisting of several small slow release capsules of progestin implanted under the skin. [1985 90] … Useful english dictionary
Anticonceptivo subdérmico — Anticonceptivo subdérmico, implante transdérmico, implante subcutáneo, también conocido como pelet o pellet, es un método anticonceptivo hormonal compuesto por una varilla de pequeño tamaño que se coloca debajo de la piel del brazo de la mujer,… … Wikipedia Español
Contraception, implantable progestin — Implantable progestin in the form of Norplant was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for contraception in 1990 and the newer Norplant 2 was approved by the FDA in 1996. Made up of matchstick sized rubber rods, this type of… … Medical dictionary
