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Letters to the editor
Comment on ‘Adverse reaction to Nexplanon®’
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I would like to thank the Journal for asking me to comment on Dr Chaudhry's letter.1 I lead a regional referral centre for complex contraceptive problems in Newcastle upon Tyne and have managed a small number of women presenting with chronic contraceptive implant infections.
Published data suggest that post-insertion infections are rare with an incidence of less than 0.5% for …