Woman, 31, rushed to surgery after her contraceptive implant moved from her arm to her LUNG
(WorldNews Health)

A WOMAN was rushed to surgery after her contraceptive implant had moved from her arm to her lung. In a "very rare" incident, the 31-year-old from Portugal had gone to hospital because of unusual bleeding from her vagina. 3 3 She had used the contraceptive implant for eight years, but suddenly experienced bleeding for three months. When she arrived at the hospital, doctors were unable to locate the implant, a small hard rod which remains in place releasing hormones for three years, in her arm. The perplexed doctors, from the gynaecology department of a hospital in Viana do Castelo, then performed...