A woman rushes to surgery after a contraceptive implant has moved from her arm to her lung – World News

Surgeons had to remove a contraceptive implant from a woman's lung after getting it out of her arm.

In what was described by doctors as a "very rare" incident, the Portuguese woman was taken to hospital with an "abnormal bleeding" from her bad.

His mystified doctors did not initially find his implant – a small hard shaft usually located in the upper arm.

The tests revealed that the contraceptive was in the lower 31-year-old left lung.

The incident was reported by doctors of the gynecology department of a hospital in Viana do Castelo, located 20 km north of Porto.

They badumed that the implant, which is supposed to remain in place for three years, was found in his blood vessels, which took him to the lungs.

The "technique" used to insert the implant was questioned, experts claiming that it was too deeply ingrained.

They stated: "Migration risk factors (contraceptive implants) are a placement technique, and if deep migration is introduced, it may occur in the venous system and then in the pulmonary arterial system.

"And the practice of vigorous physical exercise after a proper placement, which seems to increase the risk of vascular migration."

The unnamed woman quickly recovered after surgery and was sent home after four days.

She had used contraceptive implants for eight years before the odd situation developed, but then had bleeding for three months.

Portuguese doctors wrote in "BMJ Case Reports", a reputable medical journal, that "few cases" have ever been described in medical reports.

Speaking of another woman's case last year, experts told The Daily Mail that women should check their implants regularly to make sure they did not have budged.

Dr. Tania Adib, consultant in gynecology at Kensington Medical Chambers, said: "The risk of displacement of the contraceptive implant is extremely low.

"The risk is higher if it is not placed properly under the skin, for example if it is placed too deeply.

"The risk is higher in very thin women and those who are applying the implants should have specific training on how to insert them correctly to reduce the risk."

Contraceptive implants are tubes, about the size of a match, that are inserted under the skin in the arm.

They usually last three years and release a constant dose of progesterone, which prevents the ovaries from releasing an egg every month.

It also thickens the lining of the cervix – thus preventing sperm from entering – and refining the lining of the uterus, thereby reducing the chance that a fertilized egg will become infected. ; implanting.

Implants – known as the Nexplanon brand – may be installed by a physician or specially trained nurse.

Girls undergo a brief consultation to ensure that they do not have an underlying health condition that would put them at risk. These include heart disease, liver disease or pregnancy.

In rare cases, implants have been inserted incorrectly and transported to the lungs or main veins.

Experts say they are effective 99% of the time and are more reliable than thinking about taking the pill or using a condom.

They only take a few minutes to be equipped and the girls receive a local anesthetic.