Birth Control
"I had Implanon put in over a year ago, March of 2011 (it&#039;s August 2012 now.)
PROS:
-you can forget about it
-No estrogen (I think that messing with that hormone is really not good.)
-It was MUCH cheaper than anything else. I just had to pay my deductible.
CONS:
-I&#039;ve had my period for what feels like forever. In the beginning, it was just slightly longer than my normal period and slowly increased to where I&#039;m lucky to have 3 days without it in 3 months
-I&#039;ve had minor hair thinning, nothing noticeable to others
-I feel more depressed
-I&#039;ve gotten many more urinary tract infection (probably from such long periods)
-I&#039;ve gained 35 pounds and cannot seem to lose any of it.
It&#039;s good for some and not for others!"