This will be a non-comparative prospective observational study of women using Femplant as a primary method of contraception in Pakistan.
This will be a non-comparative prospective observational study of women using Femplant as a primary method of contraception in Pakistan. It will be conducted in close collaboration with the Pakistan MoH and Marie Stopes Society, Pakistan in several MoH-affiliated and Marie Stopes Society clinics that have experience with implants and sufficient expected flow of implant users per month. We will enroll a total of 600 women divided into two cohorts in this one-year prospective study: * a prospective cohort consisting of 300 women who will be followed-up 3 and 12 months after enrolment; and * a surveillance cohort of 300 women who will report back to the clinic during 12 months after enrolment only if they have complications, medical problems, pregnancy, or want to remove the implant The main study outcomes are pregnancy, immediate and delayed complications associated with insertion or removal, adverse events, early discontinuation and reasons for discontinuation, and level of women's satisfaction with Femplant services.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
724
Marie Stopes Society clinics
Pakistan, Pakistan, Pakistan
pregnancy
measure number of pregnancies while using implant
Time frame: 12 months
Immediate and Delayed Complications
Measure Immediate and delayed complications associated with insertion or removal of implant
Time frame: 12 months
Adverse events
to record any adverse events associated with the implant
Time frame: 12 months
Measure number of participants who discontinue from the study
Measure number of participants who discontinue from the study and the reasons for discontinuation
Time frame: 12 months
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