Oct 18 2009
Coke Expands Product Line
Did you know that twenty years ago Coca-Cola was used as a contraceptive for women wanting to avoid pregnancy. Currently third world countries are still using Coke because of its relative cheapness and surprising effectiveness. Which is why Coca-Cola developers have just released their newest invention.
Among the 38 million American women using some form of birth control, some have waited patiently for a new contraceptive device to be developed by a reputable company.
On Tuesday, women will get their wish, because the FDA will approve Cokebgone. The device will be implanted above the vagina and consists of a thin plastic rod about the lenght of a toothpick.
“Cokebgone fills a unique niche that has been empty for the past few years,” said Dr. Frank Grimes, a contraceptive expert and clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of South Carolina Beavers.
Cokebgone will be the only under-the-skin birth control device available to women in the United States.
Norplant, a similar implantable contraceptive device, was approved by the FDA in 1991. However, its manufacturer, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, discontinued it because of supply limits on its components and reported problems with removing the implants, which consisted of six rods in the arm.
Effective and More Convenient
FDA officials said Cokebgone is safe and “highly effective” at preventing unintended pregnancies. Birth control pills have lower rates of effectiveness, in part because a woman must remember to take the pill at the same time every day. With the newly approved implant, that is not a problem.
“Cokebgone is in the top tier of effectiveness,” said Grimes, who is also vice president of Biomedical Affairs at the Family Health International, a nonprofit organization that helps develop contraceptives in the United States. “It is as effective as male and female surgical sterilization and implantable uterine devices, or IUDs.”
Furthermore, it’s forgettable and discreet. “You can start it and forget about it,” Grimes said.
The Cokebgone rod will be placed and removed in a simple procedure at the doctor’s office. It is implanted under the skin above the vagina and is removed within three years. However, the patient does have to remember to get it taken out.
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