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Contraceptive Implant
Just wondering if anyone has / has had the contraceptive implant and if so how did you get on? Are there any bad side effects?
I am just wondering as I am now trying to decide what I want to use as I can't have the combined pill as 1 )it gives me migraines and 2) I am partly breastfeeding. From all the leaflets the implant is appealing to me the most! I am unsure though as I was on the combined pill previously for 10 years.......
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I am just wondering as I am now trying to decide what I want to use as I can't have the combined pill as 1 )it gives me migraines and 2) I am partly breastfeeding. From all the leaflets the implant is appealing to me the most! I am unsure though as I was on the combined pill previously for 10 years.......
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Or was it the other way round? keep getting the implant and injection mixed up
Thanks bedhead for bumping up the other post - very interesting!
SB - you are right - it is the implant that isn't supposed to cause weight gain in the majority of cases! one of the reasons I am for it as I am back to WW next week! Another reason I was considering it is that I get really painful AF and it is supposed to help with that more than any of the other methods! I usually take tablets from the docs for the pain which help a bit but would rather not have to!
My two choices were the implant and mirena coil - but I am not as keen on the coil and definitely don't want to risk anything tearing!
Decision, decisions.........
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hope nobody minds me posting about this and hope i havent scarred anyone or put them off as it can be very helpful for most women and is rare for things to go wrong
I have had the implant since January after the birth of DS3. So far I don't have any complaints about it. I haven't had any bleeding at all with it, that might be partly down to the fact that I am fully BF, but I don't know.
My female GP who does the insertion and removal is the family planning specialist at my surgery, she is the only one who fits the implants so I would think she's quite experienced and I was happy with how it all went.
lilditz - sorry to hear about your bad experience, I'm sure that must have been awful,.Glad they got it sorted out for you though.