Nexplanon implant and body hair getting darker
How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair getting darker on nexplanon implant
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
88%
A bit
6%
Quite a bit
3%
A great deal
2%
A lot
1%
Out of the 613 reviews for nexplanon implant, 76 people (12%) reported body hair getting darker.
Reviewers that reported body hair getting darker as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 6 - 12 mo
17 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 days ago
can be such hell sometimes my mood is literally allover the place all the time (i do also have PMDD) i also have baby fever all the time i just want a baby so bad have wanted to come off it a few times just so i could be a mother but the weight it’s on and off sometimes ill gain it sometimes ill lose it i’ve also gained stretch marks but its effective does the job and doesn’t interfere with my day to day life all the time
Very negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 13th Jul 25
Great if you want to have sex and not worry about pregnancy’s however the change in my physical appearance and mood swings have been crazy and I will be getting it removed asap as I can’t go on like this
Very negative mood
1 more effect
1 helpful
0 comments
Used for 8+ yr
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 27th Jun 25
Great for if you are looking for contraception that you can forget about and prevent periods however it caused lasting weight gain and awful mood such as unreasonable anger which was almost misdiagnosed as a personality disorder until I came off the contraception.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Nexplanon implant common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
51% of nexplanon implant reviewers reported tender breasts
44% of nexplanon implant reviewers reported period like cramps
41% of nexplanon implant reviewers reported vaginal discharge
37% of nexplanon implant reviewers reported vaginal dryness
36% of nexplanon implant reviewers reported breast enlargement