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Is Pregnancy Possible While Having Expired Implant In The Arm?

Ive had the implant for 3 years may but its 2 months expired and havent taken it out yet but i feel almost all pregnacy symtoms and i am not sure if i am showing or just bloating but i took a test and not sure if it would still give me a false negative with the implant being in my arm still being expired.please help?
Fri, 29 Jul 2016
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Hello thank you for writing us here.
Implants are not effective once they expire. The pregnancy test would just detect the levels of HCG in your urine. It's less likely to be false negative.
For your satisfaction, you can again go for a pregnancy test.
God bless you

Best regards,
Dr Gunjan
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Is Pregnancy Possible While Having Expired Implant In The Arm?

Hello thank you for writing us here. Implants are not effective once they expire. The pregnancy test would just detect the levels of HCG in your urine. It s less likely to be false negative. For your satisfaction, you can again go for a pregnancy test. God bless you Best regards, Dr Gunjan