• Method Overview
• Service Delivery
• Recommendations for Contraceptive Use
• Questions Commonly Asked by Clients
• Presentation Graphics: Norplant Implants

• Presentation Graphics: Management of Vaginal Bleeding Problems
• Model Course Schedule
• Checklists
• Course Materials
• Recent WHO Research

The Norplant system consists of six small flexible capsules made of Silastic^® tubing which are filled with a synthetic progestin (levonorgestrel). The capsules are inserted just under the skin on the inner side of a woman's upper arm using a minor surgical procedure. Norplant implants work by thickening cervical mucus, changing the endometrium and reducing sperm transport. They provide highly effective contraception for up to 5 years.