Implanon and Tuberculosis - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Tuberculosis is reported as a side effect among people who take Implanon (etonogestrel), especially for people who are female, 20-29 old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Tuberculosis when taking Implanon. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11,921 people who have side effects when taking Implanon from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Implanon?
Implanon has active ingredients of etonogestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 12,479 Implanon users. Check the latest studies of Implanon.
What is Tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis (a bacterial infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis) is found to be associated with 626 drugs and 767 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Tuberculosis.
11,921 people reported to have side effects when taking Implanon.
Among them, 13 people (0.11%) have Tuberculosis.

Among these 13 people:
How long have people been on Implanon when they have Tuberculosis? *
- < 1 month: 0.0 %
- 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
- 6 - 12 months: 10 %
- 1 - 2 years: 30 %
- 2 - 5 years: 60 %
- 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
- 10+ years: 0.0 %
What is the gender of people who have Tuberculosis when taking Implanon? *
- female: 100 %
- male: 0.0 %
What is the age of people who have Tuberculosis when taking Implanon? *
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 55.56 %
- 30-39: 44.44 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
What are other side effects people have besides Tuberculosis? *
- Pregnancy With Implant Contraceptive: 11 people, 84.62%
- Unintended Pregnancy (unwanted pregnancies as well as those that are mistimed): 8 people, 61.54%
- Amenorrhea (absence of a menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age): 2 people, 15.38%
- Vaginal Bleeding Between Periods: 1 person, 7.69%
- Vaginal Bleeding: 1 person, 7.69%
- Therapeutic Response Decreased (less preventive response): 1 person, 7.69%
- Lymph Node Tuberculosis: 1 person, 7.69%
- Drug Exposure During Pregnancy: 1 person, 7.69%
- Abortion Induced (medically referred abortion): 1 person, 7.69%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Implanon:
- Implanon (12,479 reports)
Tuberculosis treatments and more:
- Tuberculosis (26,436 reports)
How severe was Tuberculosis and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of etonogestrel:
Sub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Implanon:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all the drugs that are associated with Tuberculosis:
- Tuberculosis (626 drugs)
Browse all the conditions that are associated with Tuberculosis:
- Tuberculosis (767 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on etonogestrel (the active ingredients of Implanon) and Implanon (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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