March 2012 Weddings

Re: Implanon

  • I am on my 2nd year of it
  • Okay.....what is this?
  • It's a birth control implant that goes in your arm. Works for 3 years.
  • Sorry if this is TMI ... but  I've been researching and just finding so many different answers...

    Anways I was on the shot for a lot of years.  And decided I should switch last March because FI and I had decided that we wanted to start TTC shortly after the wedding.  So I went to the doctor to talk about options.  I really liked the shot because I never got my period.... so this was the main reason i switched to the implanon.  So after getting it in it was amazing.  No different than the shot.  But the last three months I've started getting my period again.... Is this normal?  I've seen lots of people that start getting random bleeding - but this isn't random its like right on the dot monthly periods for five days but not heavy just light.... Sorry if this is TMI - i'm just trying to find out if anyone has experienced anything similar?  I don't want to pay to take it out yet because I spent a lot of $$ to get it put in and I actually do like it except for that one thing : / 

    Thanks for any info....
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  • I got mine put in during October and was fine, no periods at all then had crazy ones January through March my first year but then never again and I've been on it two full years. That's the bad part about any progestrin based birth control because there is no predictability. Some people still get regular light periods on it though. I was on a progestrin oral contreceptive before getting Implanon and had no periods. The only difference I notice between the two options is I experienced more weight gain with Implanon.
  • I was on the micro-nor (sp?) which is progestrin only never got a period -then switched to the shot which i was told was the same thing as the pill .... and never got a period..so i guess i'm just surprised that I'm starting to get it again.... and actually a little sad.
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