Birth control implant vs Combination birth control pill
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Main hormones in Birth control implant
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Main hormones in Combination pill
estrogen
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Birth control implant reviews
32 reviews
Used for 12 - 18 mo
22 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 5th Apr 24
This is a good birth control compared to the other options. I previously tried the patches and it gave me an allergic reaction. Anyways, It was uncomfortable when they first insert the implant into your arm but then you get used to it. I will say that it is different for everyone but for me it has given me more acne spots, regulatted my periods, and given me more facial hair. Those being the only cons.
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
19 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 29th Mar 24
This birth control severely impacted my mental and physical health. This includes anxiety, depression, pelvic pain, irregular periods, heavy periods, spotting, headaches, laziness, grogginess, etc. Please do your research! Speak with a doctor you trust or multiple! Lastly, please consider if birth control is worth the side effects.
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
30 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 19th Mar 24
I liked the first two years and now I have weird symptoms, on the flip side it could be a couple of other things
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
22 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 5th Apr 24
This is a good birth control compared to the other options. I previously tried the patches and it gave me an allergic reaction. Anyways, It was uncomfortable when they first insert the implant into your arm but then you get used to it. I will say that it is different for everyone but for me it has given me more acne spots, regulatted my periods, and given me more facial hair. Those being the only cons.
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
19 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 29th Mar 24
This birth control severely impacted my mental and physical health. This includes anxiety, depression, pelvic pain, irregular periods, heavy periods, spotting, headaches, laziness, grogginess, etc. Please do your research! Speak with a doctor you trust or multiple! Lastly, please consider if birth control is worth the side effects.
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
30 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 19th Mar 24
I liked the first two years and now I have weird symptoms, on the flip side it could be a couple of other things
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Combination birth control pill reviews
57 reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
34 years old
🇺🇸 US
• today
This has been my favorite pill of all I’ve been on in my 20+ years of using birth control. I have clearer skin, controlled weight, minimal period cramps, 4-5 day flow (less than my prior flow time), better moods, positive sex drive, less anxiety than when on other forms of birth control, and overall a positive experience.
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Used for 3 - 6 mo
34 years old
🇺🇸 US
• today
I felt hungry all the time, gained weight (15 lbs over the 3 months I was on it), and had extremely elevated blood pressure which was not common for me — it was 140/96 at the highest, from the time I woke up to bed time. I had anxiety, high heart rate, and night terrors, again very uncommon for me.
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
34 years old
🇺🇸 US
• today
This has been my favorite pill of all I’ve been on in my 20+ years of using birth control. I have clearer skin, controlled weight, minimal period cramps, 4-5 day flow (less than my prior flow time), better moods, positive sex drive, less anxiety than when on other forms of birth control, and overall a positive experience.
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Used for 3 - 6 mo
34 years old
🇺🇸 US
• today
I felt hungry all the time, gained weight (15 lbs over the 3 months I was on it), and had extremely elevated blood pressure which was not common for me — it was 140/96 at the highest, from the time I woke up to bed time. I had anxiety, high heart rate, and night terrors, again very uncommon for me.
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
24 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 1 day ago
While on the pill, Tri-Sprintec was amazing. I experienced zero side effects, prevented pregnancy, and had completely predictable periods.
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
23 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 6 days ago
I liked it for the first few months but I noticed that it was really affecting me negatively at around the 9 month mark. I started having heart palpitations and chest pains and my sex drive disappeared. I thought I was going crazy but I went off of it a few weeks ago and I’m already feeling more like myself.
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
23 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 3 weeks ago
I have been taking it for a month now and can say that my breasts have gotten a lot bigger than they usually did before my period, but they hurt and I have sore nipples most of the time, mood swings, a lot of brown discharge, but I will see if they will go away after the 3 months of adjusting to it, otherwise the effects are really not that bad. I find it quite benefic.
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
22 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 1 month ago
While taking this pill I have a great number of headaches since taking it. I also find myself going into depression. Thinking about a lot of negativities things. I also don't have a sex drive. The plus side about taking this pill, I have clearer skin.
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
19 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 20th Mar 24
This birth control really helped with regulating my moods but did make me gain weight significantly even when working out more because of major appetite changes be aware. My skin cleared up a lot and after 3 months haven’t had one breakout related to hormones. My first 8 months my breast grew 2 sizes with about a 8 pound increase in weight, my second round after taking a 6 month break my breasts did not change size but i did gain the 8 pounds back again after losing about 15 in the break period. I stopped getting my period and do not have even spotting when taking the iron pills. Lastly my sex drive almost disappeared and i find getting wet a challenge when i’ve never had that problem. My experience is about 50%-50% positive to negative.
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
15 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 19th Mar 24
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Used for 3 - 5 yr
39 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 13th Mar 24
I started taking this bc I have PMDD and also wanted to stop my period all together. I have no interest in getting pregnant. This pill was to stop my period and it did just that. I feel great on it.
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