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implanon

Fri, 05/31/2019 - 06:21
Good Morning, Some women with refractory (focal) epilepsy who have implanted the contraceptive implant in the arm (implanon)

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Hi vanessa5, Thanks for

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2019-05-31 - 09:34
Hi vanessa5, Thanks for posting. Learn more about refractory seizures here, https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/types-seizures/refractory-seizuresFor additional information regarding women and epilepsy, please visit, https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/women   &  https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/women/women-faq , and for additional information about contraceptives, https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/women/all-women/contraception  & https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/women/all-women/hormones-and-epilepsy

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