Contraception Reviews

Nexplanon implant and irregular periods

How our community feel nexplanon implant has affected their periods

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Spotting

52%

No change

4%

Don't know

4%

Out of the 50 reviews for nexplanon implant, 24 people (48%) reported irregular periods.

Reviewers that reported irregular periods as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
17 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  1 month ago

It doesn’t make me feel normal or comfortable or confident

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Very negative mood

3 more effects

2 helpful

0 comments

Used for 6 - 12 mo
24 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  1 month ago

Nexplanon negatively affected my mood and periods. I bled/spotted for a year straight. Sometimes it was like a period, other times it would slow down to become brown spotting for days on end. When I did get it removed, my flesh had tried to absorb it? They had a difficult time removing it, and were digging around in my arm for a while. Though it was impanted where it should be, it had embedded itself deep into my arm within the year. No thanks.


Somewhat negative mood

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 12 - 18 mo
18 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  28th Mar 25

i honestly wouldn’t recommend this, he first 3 months being on this birth control i had no period and began for months on end after that. Couldn’t predict my period at all so a lot of ruined underwear. Than sometimes it’ll some for 2-3 days and i would start bleed all over again. I got broken up with 2 weeks after having this and when i tell i was so emotional more than usual. Lastly i had the worse appetite while on this birth control. i weighed 129lb before nexapolan now i weigh 111lb and during that period of time i was not active.


Increased sex drive

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Nexplanon implant common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

1

Period like cramps

64% of nexplanon implant reviewers reported period like cramps

2

Headaches

58% of nexplanon implant reviewers reported headaches

3

Vaginal discharge

52% of nexplanon implant reviewers reported vaginal discharge

4

Breast enlargement

52% of nexplanon implant reviewers reported breast enlargement

5

Tender breasts

50% of nexplanon implant reviewers reported tender breasts


Possible nexplanon implant side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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