The wireless “pill” ---Women Could Be Taking Their Birth Control Via Remote By 2018

[kpete]

Millennial women may soon have a new high-tech birth control option that beats the daily pill:
a small remote-operated implant that lasts up to 16 years and can be turned on and off over a wireless connection.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is funding a project that aims to explore new forms of birth control, and the remote control implant would be the first hormone-based option that lasts more than five years.

Traditional birth control — namely the pill and condoms — have proven to be less effective because of improper use. Condom use as the sole form of birth control is on the decline, with only about 5 percent of men using them regularly. And it’s easy to forget to take a pill at the same time everyday (it’s also rendered ineffective if the woman is taking other medications such as antibiotics).

The wireless “pill” is set to hit the market by 2018 with pre-clinical trials starting next year, MIT Technology Review first reported. Women would get the chip implanted under the skin on the upper arm, abdomen or buttocks.

Using a wireless remote, women get a 30 micrograms daily dose of common birth control hormone levonorgestrel for up to 16 years with no need for refills. Patients would also be able to stop the birth control at any time without making a trip to the doctor to get the implant removed.



More:
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/07/07/3456884/birth-control-remote-control/

[Generic Other]

1. That is going to make me a bit nervous

The implant I have no control over but someone else has. Yikes.

[WillyT]

2. HUGE K & R !!!

[dembotoz]

3. renew with comcast now----or it gonna be triplets