After the insertion site has healed, the capsules require no special care. Norplant implants no longer prevent pregnancy after five years. The capsules can be removed at any time. If you want to stop using Norplant implants at any time, return to the health facility. Changes in menstrual periods and other side effects If you have any of the following side effects and they bother you, return to the health facility.
Most side effects go away within the first six months after the implants are inserted.
You may have some changes in your menstrual periods. You may have some spotting between your menstrual periods. This light bleeding is not your menstrual period. Your periods may be longer or heavier than they have been in the past. You may have no periods at all, even though you are not pregnant.