Experiences with

Contraceptive implant

I did have the contraceptive implant put in sept and I had it taken out end of December. I wasn’t sure if it was that giving me low mood and anxiety with dizzyness. Long story short I have gone back into Sertraline this is my 4th day I feel the same anxious and low mood.

Until 4 years ago I had contraceptive implant nexplanon so I don't know if this control the symptoms of the endo. Could this kind of endo cause problems with me going through menopause as I'm just concerned that the endo could spread to my bowel or bladder?

Hi, I'm 28, not on any medication (other than contraceptive implant) and hoping to think about starting a family in the next 12-18 months after having implant removed.

I pushed back at the suggestion to retest in 3 months and have been told to take Ferrous Fumerate 322mg once a day, have my contraceptive implant removed and be retested in two months instead.

I have been taking diegonest for about a year and I’ve had the contraceptive implant for about 2.5 years. I have been experiencing low motivation, fatigue, very low libido and weight gain so I have made the decision to remove my implant.

I believe I have PCOS, although my GP has not officially diagnosed me - I’ve not had a proper period since having my contraceptive implant removed 2+ years ago, I have high testosterone, difficulty with weight loss and suffer with mild hirsutism.

Hi - I am waiting for an aortic valve replacement and double bypass. I’m very nervous about it, but my main concern is that I have been fitted with a cochlear implant and once the outer section of this is removed I am in a completely silent world. The thought of being in the anaesthetic room and then

My upcoming AN surgery will result in permanent hearing loss in my left ear. What is the experience of living with hearing in only one ear, and has anyone had cochlear implants? How effective are they?

I’m currently not on any contraceptive pills as I’m worried because of how I felt on them in the past the last contraceptive I had was the implant and after three months I had to get it removed as after getting it I was bleeding quite a lot and it didn’t stop and I was being woke up in the middle of

I started trying to get help at 15, and have been through the usual rigmarole of trying different contraceptive pills, implant, injection, coil to suppress symptoms.

Hi everyone, I promised to let you know any updates. I went to audiology and ENT yesterday, had a hearing test then seen a specialist nurse then a consultant. I’m afraid I need a cochlear implant, my hearing is very poor now in my left ear, they think the cause is my sensorial hearing loss suddenly just

So I’ve been taking Microgynon since July 2023 and after 6 months I noticed I was getting rather bad migraines and I was told that I could take three packs back to back and have a four day break instead , which I have been doing but in the past 6 months on both my four day breaks I’ve experienced extreme

I'm Saranya from Chennai living in Sandiego.I had chocolate cysts in left ovary 2cm,1.5cm and pelvic endometriosis diagnosed in 2014 and cysts excised laprascopically was put on depo Provera got married moved to USA from chennai took ayurveda medicine managed recurrence and got pregnant naturally delivered

hi all, I’m looking for some advice I work full time 36 hours for a charity in women’s health and need some help. With my endometriosis symptoms I can get extreme pain, fatigue and brain fog which play a havoc with working and affect my ability to work at times. Its not all the time but now more

Is anyone just continuously bleeding? Every day? I had surgery August for DIE. Pelvic walls and ligaments. Treatment to the cervix for a cervical ectropion and biopsy to check uterus is healthy. All tests were ok, just confirmed endo. Since surgery I’ve had continuous bleeding. Pre op, they said it

I have a lap next week and starting to overthink it a little. I have a pre op in several days so I know I can ask more then but wanted to know people's experiences with mirena coil. I'm 21 and only been on the pill and mini pill to try to ease endo symptoms but they've not done a great job of preventing

Hi lovelies, hoping to get some advice. I’ve had chronic pelvic pain for 2 years now, finally saw a gynaecologist who put me on the combined contraceptive pill which has reduced my pain a lot. However the gynaecologist says my pain isn’t gynaecological despite the pill reducing my pain. They offered

hello I have endo and adeno and been taking mini pill for over a year , it’s not really doing much , my doctor said to try micrygon 30 think that how it’s spelled , but because I’m 47 I’m a little worried , is any one else on the combined pill at this age and if so how are things she said it’s a small

Has anyone had right upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and bloating and it resulted in being endometriosis on the Liver or surrounding area? I had a ct scan 2 years ago and it showed a 32mm haemangioma on my liver but I've had no treatment for this. I'm aware that hormonal treatments can cause these

I was taking mtx tablets for 3 months without relief. I had a gastric stapling almost 40 yrs ago, & it affects how my system digests food. So i spoke to my doctor about the possibility that the pill form wasn't getting into my bloodstream & he switched me to the injectable version, which ive now been