Contraception Reviews

Nexplanon implant and periods to stop

How our community feel nexplanon implant has affected their periods

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Spotting

50%

No change

4%

Don't know

4%

Out of the 52 reviews for nexplanon implant, 21 people (40%) reported periods to stop.

Reviewers that reported periods to stop as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 6 - 12 mo
25 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 weeks ago

Overall it manages my endometriosis very well by preventing periods. It also is very effective in preventing pregnancy without any other methods needed. I barely notice it, my mood is better because I'm not going through painful horrible endometriosis cycles anymore. I took it out and was still able to get pregnant a few months later when I decided I wanted to. Any side effects are significantly better than the stuff I deal with for my condition. Really it makes me feel secure, more stabilized, and in significantly less pain.

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Used for 3 - 5 yr
35 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  26th Apr 25

The efficacy of the implant is the only positive thing I can say about this. When I had this put in, I was young and very naive. I did not know hormonal birth control caused weight gain or mood changes or acne or anything. I was only told the positive things about it by my doctor like, no more periods and it may help your acne. This was also when nexplanon was new on the market. When I finally learned that it could cause weight gain was after I put on all the weight and wondered why? I don't remember how I finally realized the connection between the weight gain and implant but I decided to lookup reviews on it and almost every single woman said it caused significant weight gain for them. That was when I decided to have the second implant removed. I also must note that I had always been on the very thin side up to this point. The weight snuck up on me slowly over time. Mind you I had already had a child by the time I got this put in and had no weight issues before, during or after my pregnancy. This was 6 or 7 years after I had given birth. Just please be aware of the side effects.


Gained weight

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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

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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

60% 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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