Even more have complained that they were left injured or scarred by the rod inserted into their arm, which was supposed to protect them against conceiving for three years.
The NHS has had to pay compensation to women hurt when the implants were inserted and seven women who were left traumatised by unexpectedly becoming pregnant have received payouts totalling more than £200,000 – an average of more than £28,000 each.
A lawyer revealed that many of the women affected had suffered ‘psychological difficulties’, had miscarriages or decided to undergo abortions after the implants went wrong.
One woman who became pregnant and underwent an abortion said the trauma had led to her marriage ending.
The fiasco involving the implant, called Implanon, is one of the worst mass contraceptive failures to hit the NHS in living memory...
(Daily Mail, January 5th)
