TY - JOUR T1 - Essential anatomy: why anatomical words matter when it comes to subdermal implants JF - BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health JO - BMJ Sex Reprod Health SP - 315 LP - 316 DO - 10.1136/bmjsrh-2018-200217 VL - 44 IS - 4 AU - R Barlow - Evans AU - K Jaffer AU - J K Gupta Y1 - 2018/10/01 UR - http://jfprhc.bmj.com/content/44/4/315.abstract N2 - The current clinical guideline on progestogen-only implants produced by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH) Clinical Effectiveness Unit was written in February 2014 and is due to be updated within the next year.We are all familiar with the risks associated with an implant insertion which is too deep; these risks include neural or vascular damage, paraesthesia, migration, and rarely intravascular migration. Deep insertions also mean that the implant may be more difficult to remove, which may result in repeat patient appointments and additional scans or imaging, and it may be impossible to remove without an onward surgical referral.1 2Given this, healthcare professionals (HCPs) are understandably eager to minimise the risk of deep insertion for … ER -