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The Pill or the Implant
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What do you think is better? I've been on the pill for 3 months but thinking of changing over....the thing that worries me is the implant you can stop having you periods and i know i will be a parnoid wreck! haha
I've also heard that he pill is about 95% effective, but when i've gone on websites to do research it said it was 98% effective...does anybody no the real effeciveness?
My boyfriend has trouble using condoms so we cant double protect our self
one of the main reasons why going on the pill!
Which one do you think is better? Any bad experiences with the Implant?
I've also heard that he pill is about 95% effective, but when i've gone on websites to do research it said it was 98% effective...does anybody no the real effeciveness?
My boyfriend has trouble using condoms so we cant double protect our self
one of the main reasons why going on the pill!Which one do you think is better? Any bad experiences with the Implant?
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I know a few people who have had no problems with it what-so-ever. Took a while for their periods to settle but after that fine
Another girl though had terrible headaches and mood swings on it. But I guess it's one of those things, just like certain pills don't suit everyone.
I am going to give it a go for a few months, if I don't like it then I'll have it removed. I like the idea tho it lasts for 3 years without having to worry.
If you have it done on or before the 5th day of your period you are covered if not then you have to use protection for the following days
Did it hurt when it was put it? How exactly do they do it?
I am going to go to the Dr's on tuesday and discuss it but I'm guessing they won't be able to put it in there and then :chin:
If you go down to family planning they will :thumb: i not so sre about the doctors, i reckon i will go on the implant, but my friends on it, and she hand a continuous period for about 2 months
I had the same trouble with the pill, i kept taking it at the wrong times, you are still protected if you take it 24 hours after the time you as suppose to, but its to much hassle, especially if im at my boyfriends, i have to secretly take it, and its embarassing when my alarm goes off on my phone if i forget to turn it off
Does anybody know if its more effective than the pill?
They gave me a local anaesthetic in my arm and she wouldn't let me watch but she kind of injected it into my arm from what I saw of the instruments. I only had a little hole where she'd put it in. She then bandaged it up and I had to keep it on for two days.
With regards to pain, it did hurt for me but local anaesthetics (or at least the ones at my uni's medical centre) take a while to work on me but it only hurt for a few seconds so it wasn't too bad. When I took the bandage off I had a large bruise which was obviously sore for a few days.
I went to my Dr to talk to her and she asked me a few questions and then she prescribed me the implant (I had to get it from the chemist, not sure if they all do that!) and then made me another appointment.
Hope this helps and I haven't put you off
Its been really helpful :thumb: ! thank you!
do you know if its moe effective than the pill?
I am definatly going to go and speak to my Dr about it it will work so much better for me :yes:
Loved up blonde- I would go to family planning BUT I did a placement there during my nursing course and fell a bit shy/embaressed about going
I think the implant has pretty much the same effectiveness as the pill, though is more reliable due to the fact you don't have to keep remembering to take it everyday and at the same time. Obviously you still have that minute percentage on unreliability like you do with most contraceptives
But im going to deffo give the implant a try! thanks for all the help!
Most places will advise you have to have it fitted in the first five days of your cycle as they have to make sure your not pregnant (and its not unheard of for you to be asked to take a test) before they can insert it.
Had it in 6month wanted try again had it taken out 3rd nov and got preganant straightaway by dec i was 4wk didnt think be that quick.
Had it put back in when my daughter was 4week old+it sent me loopy had it taken out 6 month later and got sterilized.
Last 4 years implanon i had when they take i out local anestitic again tiny cut +they push it out mine was stuck embedded in under my skin i had huge bruise for 2weeks apart from that its great.
I had it done at drs too not fam plan clinic.
Also i had to pick it up from chemist too long box when you have it first put in u can have abnormal bleeding it normal my period was normal every month.
worked a treat in terms of birth control, but my hormone levels got so low that on my blood test, my reproductive hormones were in the post-menopausal levels (i'm 19!!!!!) which resulted in some bad side effects such as decreased libido, fatigue, irritability.
tried the nuvaring for a month but it interfered with sex... so, so annoying. so now i'm back on the pill, embraced the fact that there will be side effects, and take it from my meds dispenser every morning.
someone was asking about the actual effectiveness of the pill.. it depends on a number of factors. but basically, if you take it every day at the same time, the effectiveness is close to 100%, although of course it can never be 100% because, as we learnt in high school, only abstinence is 100% effective at birth control!
but yeah, anyway, i've read up about the implant, not too keen on it, just going to continue with the pill (microlevlen ED)