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Woman goes through hell with Implanon birth control implant

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Amanda's arm after the Implanon device was removed.Source: Facebook
Amanda's arm after the Implanon device was removed.Source: Facebook

Amanda Nicole Vinson of Columbus in Ohio in the United States posted about her horrific experience of using the Nexplanon, or Implanon as it's known in South Africa, contraceptive implant two years ago.

According to her post the implant 'got lost' and the doctors had to 'dig it out'.

She also writes of other side effects such as hair loss and headaches in the two years of using the contraception.

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