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Hormone free, so your cycle isn't affected at all and they also protect against STIs.  What's not to like? Guaranteed they can be uncomfortable but it takes a bit of trial and error with various brands and sizes as well as applying some water-based lubricant.  I recommend the Glyde brand.  

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Best condoms on the market. Highly recommend :)

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Moved away from the pill and onto condoms. Tried HANX as I'd only used mainstream brands historically, and found it much better. Their sizing is better, and it feels a lot more natural - I used to get way more irritation after sex with other brands, whereas now it feels like we're not using anything which is great. Happy to have moved away from hormonal contraceptives and won't go back.

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Other condoms can give my thrush or cystitis so I assume I must have a mild latex allergy. These condoms are amazing they fit great and they feel like nothing, I hardly notice them at all. And 0 side effects! Just have to drain the purse a little bit instead

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Very  positive. Condoms allow for me to not need hormonal contraception and keep in touch with my cycle.

Durex condom-review-id-58e21f58-486f-4f34-9573-9fe4e0a37a4e

Condoms are great! Three types of hormonal contraception have all been disastrous. As long as you put it on right (one accident in 25 years), condoms are the business. No loss of sensation. No mess to clear up. No pregnancy. (Not to mention much reduced risk of STIs if not in a monogamous relationship.)

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A very reliable method of contraception as long as you know how to put it on properly! 
There is also a 30 minute limit on how long you should use one to make sure it's stays effective and prevent breaking/slipping.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/condom-tips/

Trying different brands and types until you find one you both like is key to satisfaction with using them. Also lube really helps. 

Currently using during the fertile window of my cycle, determined by the fertility awareness method I use (symptothermal method).

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Completely hormone free, used when needed, no side effects although a slight pain to have to put it on and then ensure it hasn't broken.

Male condom-review-id-63304ac7-2433-45f5-b6f5-66010d15ce7b

Good old fashioned Condom doing it’s job. No issues at all and when you find the right type/brand for you it’s great.

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I've been on this for quite some time. Now coming into my 40's I'm thinking of coming off as I feel like a spotty teenager. Also I want to start to getting my body chemical free before I start menopause 

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The first implant I had I thought was amazing. My periods stayed regular, always on time lasting around 4 days. They were maybe a bit heavier but nothing major and I've never suffered much with period pains, just the odd cramps and that also stayed the same. It wasn't until now on my 2nd implant I'm having issues. My period is almost constant, although mostly light. Cramps are still here and there and manageable. I had a little break between having my first removed and my second fitted and I'm now wondering based on that break, is it the implant that's contributed to my weight gain and I am now just realising its effecting my sex drive, its the reason for my sore boots and I think it's certainly effected my mental health and increased my anxiety. I am currently waiting an appointment to have it removed, 2 years early.

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This is a great method of contraception-you can forget about it for 3 years and personally did not experience any weight issues as a result of the implant (that was my own doing!) My periods disappeared for 3 months when I had it replaced in January but have slowly come back but with more days of spotting. My mood is mainly stable with just one day a month where I feel fragile when I’m either on or due. Overall a good experience-very easy to replace after 3 years with minimal marks on the arm.

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I went on Yasmin after coming off the implant so improved symptoms were difficult to judge exclusively from coming off the implant. But all my acne cleared up about 3 months after.

Initially I really liked the implant, mood wise I had no changes. However, after two months I started getting painful cystic acne (I’d had good skin all my life so I knew it was related to the implant) this continued to get worse. Eventually, the irregular periods and worsening acne made me come off of it after two years.

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No weight gain, so much easier and less stress than having to remember a pill, moods have been somewhat negative but I had similar issues on mini pill. I would recommend the implant 

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Want to know if birth control implants cause vagina itching and discharge 

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The removal was painless but my arm was very achy for a few days after. My body feels like it went back to normal pretty fast - happy to be not using hormonal contraception now. 

To start off with the implant was great for me for the first 6 months, but then my side effects settled in and I hated it! My sex drive decreased and I had spotting all the time. Really happy to have it taken out. 

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Took 9 months for me to get my period back. But since it's returned my cycles have been pretty regular. Those 9 months were tough, my hormones were all over the place while they balanced out. I had bad headaches, mood swings, anxiety and depression. With my periods returning my body seems to have settled a bit and I am enjoying learning my cycles and educating myself.

Overall the nexplanon implant worked well for me, my painful periods stopped and I didn't need to worry about pregnancy. However side effects and long term effects weren't ever explained at the time of choosing this method. I feel like nexplanon contributed to a lot of the anxiety and depression and hormonal issues I have experienced. I am now learning what my body and mind are like without nexplanon and trying to heal myself.

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You end up feeling like a women going through menopause.. I never wanted to have sex anymore and even when I used lube my vagina was still extremely dry causing me to have friction burns every week… I even got a lube launcher just so I could make sure I’m using enough and even that didn’t work.. I would still get injured. Sex then became something I was afraid I would get injured by. My sex drive fell into the toilet and I was a burden to my man 

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As soon as I started using this, I began bleeding and this continued almost without pause for the years I was on it, with the usual period pain and low mood. It was incredibly effective as birth control as I was incessantly bleeding, in pain and miserable so hardly able to have sex while on it. GP refused to remove it for years until a gynaecologist demanded she did as I had developed extreme vulval dermatitis due to hormonal changes. Took 4 years after removal for periods to return to normal. Having this put in is probably my biggest regret and almost destroyed my marriage.

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