The end of daily pill swallowing and the need to constantly think about how to prevent unwanted pregnancy is approaching. A tiny microchip will take care of everything for us.
For a full sixteen years, women who have the latest microchip implanted under their skin will not have to worry about contraception protection. Scientists from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have developed a contraceptive microchip that can last in a woman's body for up to 16 years. The implant is wirelessly remote-controlled, so it will be possible to influence the amount of the hormone levonorgestrel released from it. Moreover, if needed and desired by the user, the microchip can be completely turned off at any time, remotely, without the need to visit a gynecologist and undergo a medical procedure. All this and the sixteen-year operating period make this innovation a convenient and welcome method of contraception. Human trials of this implant should begin next year, and if no problems arise, the new contraceptive microchip could hit the market around 2018. red, source MicroCHIPS