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What Causes Pregnancy Symptoms While Being On 'implanon'?

Hi. I have a confirmed case of my Implanon being in my muscle...CT scan and ultrasound confirms. Scheduled for surgery next Friday for the removal. However, about three months ago I experianced first trimester pregnancy symptoms, which I attributed to the Implanon, considering I have experianced that before with my previous Implanon (which was inserted correctly and worked fine)...however currently I am experiancing symptoms similar to second trimester pregnancy (I have had two children before, now 7 & 8 years old.) With it being in my muscle I have been told that its effectiveness is decreased dramatically. They have given me a quantitative blood serum test and told me it was negative...however I still feel these symptoms (pinching and movement in my abdomen and also pressure on my lower rib cage. I am concerned that the blood test could have produced a false negative because of my situation, should I demand an ultrasound before the surgery, if nothing more than to settle my own mind? Extremely concerned because although I may not want to be pregnant at the moment, that does not mean I would want to harm a possible pregnancy.
Mon, 2 Mar 2020
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Hello,

Pregnancy is unlikely with negative blood HCG testing. The implanon impinged in muscle could possibly be broken causing release of hormones more than intended resulting in pregnancy symtoms. Ultrasound scan is unwarranted at this point and you can follow up as scheduled for the implanon removal.

Hope this answers your query
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Dr.Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
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What Causes Pregnancy Symptoms While Being On 'implanon'?

Hello, Pregnancy is unlikely with negative blood HCG testing. The implanon impinged in muscle could possibly be broken causing release of hormones more than intended resulting in pregnancy symtoms. Ultrasound scan is unwarranted at this point and you can follow up as scheduled for the implanon removal. Hope this answers your query Please address further questions here Regards Dr.Lekshmi Rita Venugopal