Five men who have received permanent implants have died, one surviving less than two years.

More than one million American women have received silicone-gel implants over the last 30 years.

Upwards of a million American women received implants in the 1970's and 1980's.

There are about 188,000 people around the world who have received cochlear implants.

Until the moratorium, about 150,000 American women received implants each year.

You must use another form of birth control for 3 months after receiving tubal implants.

Those who receive implants must avoid activities like contact sports that could damage the device.

Of particular concern are the thousands of women who received implants from private clinics no longer in existence.

It is estimated that about 300 children throughout the world have received such implants.

The number of women who in recent years have received implants has been variously estimated at 100,000 to 150,000 a year.