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Common Norplant Side Effects
Complication of device removal 23%
Headache  What is  Headache                                                                                                                                                                                                20%
Menometrorrhagia 14%
Unintended pregnancy 14%
Amenorrhoea 11%
Ovarian cyst  What is  Ovarian cyst                                                                                                                                                                                            11%
Anaemia 9%
Dysmenorrhoea 9%
Menstruation irregular 9%
Nervous system disorder 9%
Pregnancy  What is  Pregnancy                                                                                                                                                                                               9%
Weight increased 9%
Abdominal pain  What is  Abdominal pain                                                                                                                                                                                          6%
Application site anaesthesia 6%
Application site oedema 6%
Application site scar 6%
Chest pain  What is  Chest pain                                                                                                                                                                                              6%
Coronary artery disease  What is  Coronary artery disease                                                                                                                                                                                 6%
Dizziness  What is  Dizziness                                                                                                                                                                                               6%
Ectopic pregnancy 6%
Fatigue 6%
Hypoaesthesia 6%
Hysterectomy  What is  Hysterectomy                                                                                                                                                                                            6%
Infertility female 6%
Myocardial infarction 6%
Nausea  What is  Nausea                                                                                                                                                                                                  6%
Syncope vasovagal 6%
Abdominal pain lower 3%
Abdominal pain upper 3%
Adhesion  What is  Adhesion                                                                                                                                                                                                3%
Anxiety  What is  Anxiety                                                                                                                                                                                                 3%
Application site infection 3%
Application site pain 3%
Back pain  What is  Back pain                                                                                                                                                                                               3%
Benign breast neoplasm 3%
Bone pain 3%
Breast cancer  What is  Breast cancer                                                                                                                                                                                           3%
Breast discharge 3%
Breast pain 3%
Coital bleeding 3%
Convulsion 3%
Deep vein thrombosis  What is  Deep vein thrombosis                                                                                                                                                                                    3%
Depression  What is  Depression                                                                                                                                                                                              3%
Device migration 3%
Female reproductive neoplasm 3%
Hot flush 3%
Implant site nerve injury 3%
Implant site reaction 3%
Infertility  What is  Infertility                                                                                                                                                                                             3%
Medical device complication 3%
Menorrhagia 3%
Metrorrhagia 3%
Migraine  What is  Migraine                                                                                                                                                                                                3%
Migration of implant 3%
Mood swings 3%
Neoplasm malignant 3%
Ovarian disorder 3%
Pain in extremity 3%
Pelvic inflammatory disease  What is  Pelvic inflammatory disease                                                                                                                                                                             3%
Pregnancy test false positive 3%
Sensory loss 3%
Systemic lupus erythematosus 3%
Unevaluable event 3%
Vaginal haemorrhage 3%
Visual acuity reduced 3%
Visual disturbance 3%
Vitreous floaters 3%
Vomiting 3%
Weight decreased 3%

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edithobara   Nairobi kenya

3:27am on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

I inserted norplant 3 months a go - the first 2 months I saw no periods at all then the third month they came- I have bled for 2 months non stop-I went to see a doc. who gave me some tabs, after taking the tabs for two days they disappeared only to c... read more »

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Norplant Side Effects Report #5317992-9
Physician from UNITED STATES reported Norplant side effect on Mar 01, 2006. Female patient, 46 years of age, weighting 163.1 lb, was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: complication of device removal. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #5345311-0
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on May 24, 2007. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: female reproductive neoplasm. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #5379789-3
Physician from UNITED STATES reported Norplant side effect on June 26, 2007. Female patient, weighting 195.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, dysmenorrhoea, ectopic pregnancy, hot flush, infertility female, menorrhagia, menstruation irregular, neoplasm malignant. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #5380996-4
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on July 03, 2007. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: nervous system disorder. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.




Norplant Side Effects Report #5417859-1
Physician from UNITED STATES reported Norplant side effect on Aug 09, 2007. Female patient, weighting 142.1 lb, was diagnosed with contraception, hypothyroidism and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: application site anaesthesia, headache What is  headache, nervous system disorder. Norplant dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with LEVOTHYROXINE, RISPERDAL. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #5505259-5
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 23, 2007. Female patient, weighting 148.1 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: convulsion, dizziness What is  dizziness, headache What is  headache, metrorrhagia, nausea What is  nausea. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #5528366-X
Health Professional from UNITED STATES reported Norplant side effect on Nov 26, 2007. Female patient, weighting 142.1 lb, was diagnosed with contraception, hypothyroidism and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: application site anaesthesia, headache What is  headache, nervous system disorder. Norplant dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with LEVOTHYROXINE, RISPERDAL. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #5557498-5
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Dec 07, 2007. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: complication of device removal, device migration, headache What is  headache, pregnancy What is  pregnancy. Norplant dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with NORPLANT SYSTEM. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #5626950-6
Physician from UNITED STATES reported Norplant side effect on Sept 24, 2007. Female patient, 27 years of age, weighting 211.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: unintended pregnancy. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.




Norplant Side Effects Report #5747485-6
Norplant side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on May 13, 2008. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: syncope vasovagal. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #5809468-7
Health Professional from UNITED STATES reported Norplant side effect on July 03, 2008. Female patient, weighting 130.1 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: syncope vasovagal. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #6035589-2
Norplant side effect was reported by a Physician from SWEDEN on Dec 23, 2008. Female patient, 38 years of age, was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: complication of device removal, implant site nerve injury, pain in extremity, sensory loss. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #6059266-7
Physician from UNITED STATES reported Norplant side effect on Jan 21, 2009. Female patient, weighting 180.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: menstruation irregular, vaginal haemorrhage, weight increased. Norplant dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with NORPLANT SYSTEM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4578957-8
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on July 13, 2004. Female patient, 22 years of age, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: breast cancer What is  breast cancer. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.




Norplant Side Effects Report #4578958-X
Consumer or non-health professional from reported Norplant side effect on May 25, 2004. Female patient, 30 years of age, weighting 200.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: application site infection, application site scar, complication of device removal. Norplant dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with NORPLANT SYSTEM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4578960-8
Norplant side effect was reported by a Physician from on Sept 17, 2004. Female patient, 27 years of age, weighting 179.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: complication of device removal, pregnancy What is  pregnancy, unevaluable event. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4578961-X
Physician from reported Norplant side effect on July 20, 2004. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: unintended pregnancy. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4578962-1
Norplant side effect was reported by a Physician from on Jan 19, 2004. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: complication of device removal, migration of implant, unintended pregnancy. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4578963-3
Consumer or non-health professional from reported Norplant side effect on Dec 12, 2003. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: application site scar, unintended pregnancy. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.




Norplant Side Effects Report #4578966-9
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on June 25, 2004. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, breast discharge, breast pain, ectopic pregnancy, ovarian cyst What is  ovarian cyst, pelvic inflammatory disease What is  pelvic inflammatory disease. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4578967-0
Consumer or non-health professional from reported Norplant side effect on Aug 02, 2004. Female patient, 21 years of age, weighting 115.1 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: amenorrhoea, menometrorrhagia, migraine What is  migraine, mood swings, visual disturbance, weight decreased. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4578969-4
Norplant side effect was reported by a Physician from on Feb 10, 2004. Female patient, 36 years of age, weighting 224.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: systemic lupus erythematosus. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4653736-1
Consumer or non-health professional from reported Norplant side effect on Apr 22, 2005. Female patient, 16 years of age, weighting 220.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: coronary artery disease What is  coronary artery disease, headache What is  headache, implant site reaction, myocardial infarction, weight increased. Norplant dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with SYNTHROID. Patient died on 04/21/2002.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4661966-8
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on Apr 29, 2005. Female patient, 15 years of age, weighting 150.1 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: amenorrhoea, application site oedema, chest pain What is  chest pain, dysmenorrhoea, fatigue, hypoaesthesia, infertility What is  infertility. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.




Norplant Side Effects Report #4663710-7
Consumer or non-health professional from reported Norplant side effect on May 04, 2005. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: dizziness What is  dizziness, headache What is  headache, nausea What is  nausea, visual acuity reduced, vitreous floaters. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4678870-1
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on May 18, 2005. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: hysterectomy What is  hysterectomy, ovarian disorder. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4684603-5
Consumer or non-health professional from reported Norplant side effect on May 18, 2005. Female patient, 23 years of age, weighting 159.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, menometrorrhagia, ovarian cyst What is  ovarian cyst. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4685727-9
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on May 27, 2005. Female patient, 15 years of age, weighting 150.1 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: amenorrhoea, application site oedema, chest pain What is  chest pain, dysmenorrhoea, fatigue, hypoaesthesia, infertility female, menometrorrhagia. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4706216-9
Physician from reported Norplant side effect on June 17, 2005. Female patient, 23 years of age, weighting 159.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: adhesion What is  adhesion, anaemia, hysterectomy What is  hysterectomy, menometrorrhagia, menstruation irregular, ovarian cyst What is  ovarian cyst. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.




Norplant Side Effects Report #4744380-6
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on July 25, 2005. Female patient, 16 years of age, weighting 220.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: complication of device removal, coronary artery disease What is  coronary artery disease, headache What is  headache, myocardial infarction, weight increased. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient died on 04/21/2002.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4965128-6
Physician from UNITED STATES reported Norplant side effect on Aug 31, 2005. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: deep vein thrombosis What is  deep vein thrombosis. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4965130-4
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Mar 09, 2005. Female patient, 14 years of age, weighting 180.2 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain lower, abdominal pain upper, amenorrhoea, anxiety What is  anxiety, application site pain, back pain What is  back pain, bone pain, coital bleeding, depression What is  depression. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4965133-X
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported Norplant side effect on Apr 01, 2005. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: pregnancy test false positive, unintended pregnancy. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.



Norplant Side Effects Report #4965136-5
Norplant side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 03, 2005. Female patient was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: complication of device removal, medical device complication. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.




Norplant Side Effects Report #4965139-0
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES reported Norplant side effect on Apr 08, 2005. Female patient, 17 years of age, weighting 160.1 lb, was diagnosed with contraception and was treated with Norplant. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaemia, benign breast neoplasm, menometrorrhagia, ovarian cyst What is  ovarian cyst. Norplant dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.





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