Birth Control So I’m thinking about doing the Nexplanon implant in the arm. I’ve heard a lot of…

I haven’t been on it, but my cousin has. She said it was the perfect birth control, it just made her hair very thin.

I actually posted a similar post a while back and afterwards I went and talked to my OB about the implant. she stated that many people have more side effects with the implant due to the fact that it releases more hormone then IUD for instance. The IUD and implant use the same hormone medicine yet the IUD releases less to produce the same effect

@kristina see this is why I’m so stuck on what to do. The iud worked great except for one major problem. I suffered from chronic yeast infections & BV while on it. Literally every time I had sex I got an infection the next day. & I read that it’s worse with the copper one so it’s not even the hormones. I don’t know what to do and time is ticking ??

My friend got this a while ago, it gave her pcos and she had many other complications with it.

Did you have the Cooper IUD? I'm thinking to try Mirena.

@kristina no I had the mirena actually. I would definitely go with the copper one though because that one doesn’t have hormones.

I had the nexplanon for a little over 2yrs and I loved it. Will definitely be getting it again. The only thing it did to me was stop my period which I did not mind at all lol

Yes I’m getting it this week

I actually tried the cooper one, it made me bleed for months. It is one of the side effects of cooper...why did you not like the hormone birth control? Did it give you bad side effects?

@kristina no the hormones actually didn’t bother me at all I just know some people would rather not have hormones. & thank you ladies I’m going to try it out & hopefully I don’t have any issues.

I personally hated it. I never stopped bleeding

My best friend was and she gained a s*** ton of weight, lost a good chunk of her hair, and bled the whole time she had it. She got it out within 3 months.

I personally had a terrible experience with it. I would get really bad periods that were heavy and would last weeks. I sometimes would have my period for 3 weeks then a break for a week and it would start right back up again for another week. It also made me VERY moody. To the point my SO and I almost broke up when it got bad. I got it taken out after 5 or 6 months because of that reason alone. I do know multiple people who absolutely love it though, so it just depends on how your body will react.

Yes I keep getting mixed reviews some absolutely love it & then some have really bad experiences with it. I’ll just have to see for myself. I really want a birth control that I don’t have to worry about because on top of the fact that I’m very forgetful, I’ll soon have 4 children that i have to be on top of ?

Just please don’t get the depo shot ???

I had the nexplanon for a year and bled the whole time I had it. Apparently that just happens to some people, and others don't bleed at all.

@kaytie why no depo?? I was on it years ago before I had my first daughter & never had any problems, the only thing was I didn’t get my period at all & it was annoying having to go every 3 months.

I had a horrible reaction as well as my best friend but if you didn’t then your fine my body rejected it I bled horribly I thought I would need a blood transfusion and my hair fell out