hi i have had the implanon in since april 2007 and i have had 4 miscariages and have not had my period once so dont stress sweet its fine1 it does suck wen you 1st get it in as you have no idea wat to expect. i got it in after i had my daughter in march 2007. but a friend of mine gets her period 5/7 days every 2 weeks. it depends really on your health and how fit and stuff. well im fit and healthy and i dont get them so you must be the same.!!!

                 take care xo

It took my body 6mths to adjust so my periods were all over the place, but then it settled down, I had it taken out to have a baby. The oral pill doesn't work for me as my body doesn't absorb it. I don't like IUD's either. They have a new one that releases a hormone but it's to much like an abortion for me (having miscarried 3 times I couldn't handle the thought that a fertilized egg was "killed") But apparently it's pretty good and doesn't have any bad side affects. I don't know what it's called but talk to your doctor it's sort of like the implanon except they insert insde some how. It release a hormone. I'd ask about all your options before making a desicion.

Cheers Raven

Hey there, i also get gunky peridos that lasts about a month at a time, and i'm only without it for a few days, then its back, i used to have this problem when i was on the depo prova injection, and for that reason and also as i was putting on weight, im not sure if this is making me put on weight or not yet, but im not happy with it so far, thinking of getting it removed.

i had the implanon put in after my second child and found that my periods became excessivley irregular sometimes only a few days apart then none for a few months and the cramping got worse and heavier bleeding. i also would have a period for a few days one time then it would last for weeks another time, also i was steadly putiing on weight . i'ld had it in for about a year and it didn't get better so i talked to my dr and he recommended i have it removed.

hope it settles for you soon and doesn't become the horror i had.

i had the implanon in for nearly a year and it was hell from start to finish all i had was bleeding and when i didnt i had bad discharge, sex was so rare that i thought i would heal up!!!! when i had it put in the doc said that there are three types of people one who doesnt bleed one who has normal perid and one who bleeds all the time well i was the latter and unlucky one....

I am on my second implanon. I had alot of bleeding problems with the first one and was thinkingabout  not getting another but when i went to a new doc (because we moved house)  I found out it was put in wrong and that was the cause of all the bleeding.

I have my second one now for about 6 months and i have had no bleeding what so ever.

Hi there! I had one in for 2 years.  I found that for a few months it was all over the place - then it settled down and I didn't get any at all.  It was ok, but when I had it removed I found that I lost weight easier and our s e x life improved dramatically (had obviously interfered in the hormones some how).  Anyway, maybe just try it for a few months but if you're not happy there are other options.  My GP won't touch implanon at all - doesn't like it, so I had to go to the obstetrician and after baby number 2 i went with mirena as I didn't want to go back to implanon.

ask to see a gyno as i had the depo shot (its ruffly the same as the inplant but u have to have a shot every 3 months) and it triggered my endo metrosis to go heywire ( i bled constantly for 9 months :(  ) get them to check u out to make sure u dont have endo or PCOD.

i got mine put in on the 17th of march, lol.. and i bleed / spotted up until a few days ago, my doc said it was normal and to give it a few months to settle in before i know what type of period to expect.

In most women the period either stops altogether, or it at least becomes very light. But not always. I had the implanon and it made my period worse. I was getting it about every 2 weeks and heavy. I kept it in for about a year to see if it would settle but it didn't.

For yourself, give it another 1 - 2 months as it can take time to settle. If it hasn't changed by then, have the rod removed.

I had Implanon for about a year and in the beginning periods were as normal after about 5 - 6 months I had a very light flow lasting 1-2 days and then didnt get them at all. So give it about 6 months and if you are still unhappy go back and see your doctor, getting the implanon taken out was much less painful then having it in. It is a good form of contraception as you dont have to worry about missing pills etc.

I had the implanon implant in for 2 years, i would have a light period that lasted around 2 weeks, but had minimal period pain.  After i had it removed it took 2 years to fall pregnant.  I had another one inserted a few weeks ago.  Some people do not have periods at all while using implanon, some have heavier periods and some have constant spotting.  It's different for everyone, the benefit for me is not having to worry about contraception.... if it cause too many complications for you, you can have it removed

i got mine put in december. got my period a week earlier and it lasted twice as long, then got it again 2 weeks later :( and i got really bad mood swings, was really teary. then i was spotting for a few weeks, but since then i've had no bleeding at all. and the mood swings have settled down, just get a "hormone surge" every once in awhile. so i'm not having any problems now with it.

if you're wanting a contraception so that you won't get periods at all, this isn't the thing for you as it's not guaranteed, in fact it's not made so that you lose your period, you're still supposed to get them, but if you happen to lose thm on it it's a bonus.

i'm on the implanon for the pure fact that i used the pill and still ended up pregnant, so i needed a different type of contraception. i was quite close to getting it taken out in the beginning but it's sorted itself out now.

i had it.... would never have it again! it took 2 and a half hours to have it dug out of my arm with two docs doing it after i gained 30 kilo in a year! and i bled non stop for 2 months. noooot for me!

hey!

two of my friends got the implanon and had to get them taken out because their periods wouldnt stop, if yours continues on like this, go and get it taken out and try something else.

I personally do not like the implanon after some horror stories i have heard, i hope it all works out for you.

channy.