Birth Control
"I am very very very pleased with the Implanon! I did the research before getting mine and decided that (after all everything-including oral contraceptives-have risks) it was worth it to me. I got my Implanon in September of 2009.  Insertion did hurt, they use local anesthetic (lidocaine) to numb the area first and that&#039;s all that hurt. I didn&#039;t actually feel the insertion at all.  I had an irregular bleeding cycle for about a month and a half, and since then I have had NOTHING! It is now July of 2010 and I am very pleased with the results. I don&#039;t have to worry about keeping up with a daily or monthly option, don&#039;t have a period, and I am NOT pregnant (which is after all the whole point). I tell anyone who will listen how great the Implanon is!"