Implanon users - experiences?
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Implanon users - what have your experiences been like? Do doctors prefer to give it to you if you have used bc before? (I'm thinking the way they prefer giving the IUD to older women/women with children) Compared to other birth control you have used (if any), do you like the implant more or less - why?
Is it available in Canada? If so, how much does it cost? Was it easy or hard to find someone to implant it?
Implanon users - what have your experiences been like? Do doctors prefer to give it to you if you have used bc before? (I'm thinking the way they prefer giving the IUD to older women/women with children) Compared to other birth control you have used (if any), do you like the implant more or less - why?
Is it available in Canada? If so, how much does it cost? Was it easy or hard to find someone to implant it?
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Date: 2006-10-16 04:55 pm (UTC)I may be wrong on that, but I'm pretty sure about it. However, if the US FDA approved Implanon that generally means that a Canadian approval will follow at some point; currently, a search for "Implanon" on Health Canada's site turns up no results.
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Date: 2006-10-16 05:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-16 10:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-17 03:01 am (UTC)After being implanted it can make you bleed for quite a while, either for a last few periods or constantly for a month or so - and similarly when it's effectiveness is decreasing towards the end of the 3 year period. My dad's a general practitioner and I spoke to him about pros and cons a while ago and he seemed slightly discouraging, mainly because of the bleeding and also because of hormonal side effects like mood swings, weight gain and also said it's not the most reliable BC in the world. On the other hand, I have a Ob/Gyn friend who's used Implanon about 4 times now, in between her 3 pregnancies (after coming off it obviously) and continues to use it.
If you want it, you'll probably have to try and see whether or not it suits your body and your lifestyle. Good luck!
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Date: 2007-01-06 03:07 am (UTC)Last time I was on Implanon I had really annoying bleeding patterns but this time I bleed significantly less than I would do normally.
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Date: 2006-10-17 10:07 am (UTC)it was good for maybe the first...10 days, then i six months of light bleeding non stop. fun times. it only stopped when i had it taken out and i got waaaay emotional for 2 weeks afterwards from the hormones leaving my system.