Recommendations for Contraceptive Use
		NORPLANT® Implants

Recommendations	Rationales
a) No: If possible, handle all counseling and screening on the same day as the insertion. A routine system of pre-exam visits is not necessary.	a) There is no medical need for a pre-exam (separate visit); it may be difficult for a woman to make two visits, and she may be at risk of unintended pregnancy during this interval.

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