Contraception Reviews

Birth control implant and weight gaining

How our community feel birth control implant has affected their weight

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

No change

28%

Don't know

15%

Out of the 69 reviews for birth control implant, 32 people (46%) reported weight gaining.

Reviewers that reported weight gaining as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 3 - 5 yr
28 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 weeks ago

It did its job effectively but the side effects were awful and only got worse with time. I have excessive hair growth on my chin, lip, chest, and stomach which I have to shave daily/every other day. Never had this issue before. I also gained 30lbs over the 4 years I was on it. I will say, my cycle went back to normal very quickly after removal (removed a little under 3 weeks ago and im currently ovulating) so very good news given that we're trying to concieve. I would have just stuck with the pill though if I had known how bad it would be and that I'd have a lapse in health insurance during my time having it so getting it removed at an affordable rate was not an option.

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Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 weeks ago

I give it three starts because it was effective as far as me not getting pregnant but I couldn’t deal with the spotting and I bled almost every day, granted I didn’t keep it that long but it was miserable to bleed every day since insertion and it was the ultimate reason for it being removed.


Gained weight

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
  •  16th Aug 25

Terrible….the way my skin broke out with cystic acne….OMG I want to sue if I could, I thought I loosing all the blood in my body because I was on my period for a month every time it came, and the cramps were more painful than without this birth control, my experience was terrible I had no idea what was causing the acne until I went to a dermatologist and she asked about my birth control method and that’s when I decided to end it , I took my life back the day I got this thing out of my arm.


Very negative mood

2 more effects

2 helpful

0 comments

Birth control implant common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

1

Period like cramps

59% of birth control implant reviewers reported period like cramps

2

Headaches

57% of birth control implant reviewers reported headaches

3

Vaginal discharge

49% of birth control implant reviewers reported vaginal discharge

4

Breast enlargement

44% of birth control implant reviewers reported breast enlargement

5

Tender breasts

44% of birth control implant reviewers reported tender breasts


Possible birth control implant side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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