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• n  (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
• n  the act of planting or setting in the ground
• n  a surgical procedure that places something in the human body
  the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland

• Jackson said the local-anesthesia shots she got before the implantation were "painful.
• There is now a quick and reliable way to check the viability of eggs before fertilization and implantation begin and two months from now, a previously childless 41-year-old .
• But there is a roiling debate over what factors might also affect implantation, with implications for everything from fertility treatment and contraception to criminal law and .

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News & Articles

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• International Guidance on Devices for Head and Body Pain
  The first set of recommendations about patient selection and appropriateness for implantation of "digital drugs" to manage chronic pain are devised to deliver better care and reduce complications using neuromodulation therapies, an expanding and evolving treatment that interfaces with nerves.
  June 12, 2013 - Newswise
• Vaginal Mesh Prolapse and Incontinence Lawsuits Making Headway
  Two years ago the FDA announced that there was no evidence that transvaginal mesh provides any benefits when compared to traditional surgery. Unfortunately according to medical studies, transvaginal mesh procedure and device implantation has a risk of serious complications. The FDA issued warnings about the safety of surgical mesh for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and female stress urinary ...
  June 12, 2013 - Injury Board
• New Jersey Mirena IUD Lawsuit Consolidation Moving Along, Rottenstein Law Group LLP Reports
  The firm is actively filing Mirena IUD lawsuits on behalf of women who allegedly suffered serious Mirena side effects as a result of implantation of the device. (PRWeb June 11, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/mirena-iud-lawsuit/mirena-side-effects/prweb10819474.htm
  June 11, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• Mitt Romney in RH Reality Check (blog)
  She reports that Romney, while addressing the National Right to Life committee , said, "I fought to define life as beginning at contraception rather than at the time of implantation ."
• John Steinbeck in Reuters
  During the first month after myocardial infarction, in an optimally treated high-risk patient population, ICD implantation does not offer a survival benefit,study author Dr. Gerhard Steinbeck, a paid adviser to Medtronic, said in a slide...
• Nicolas Sarkozy in International Herald Tribune
  I have said on several occasions ...... that it is the moment for the Israelis to make some gestures that would show that peace is possible - including a freeze on the implantation of colonies,Sarkozy said.