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.

I have an upcoming GP appointment, and I’m currently on the contraceptive implant, but I’m questioning whether it’s right for managing my symptoms. Does anyone have recommendations for managing acne outbreaks or other symptoms?

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 just wanted to share my story to see if anyone has experienced something similar. My therapist has suggested that I reach out to a support group so here I am 😊 When I was 18 years old, I developed a blood clot in my leg due to birth control use. That blood clot broke off and traveled

Post partum my periods stopped and did not return for 23 months. When I came off the pill they returned. I went back on once I was reassured I wasn’t pre-menopausal. Around this time I also had a routine blood test after indigestion and came back with a heightened CA125 marker. After many scans and

Hi! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am 18 & have been having periods since I was 12, they are ridiculously painful (vomiting, fainting & have had to have my mother bathe, dress me, feed me etc multiple times due to the pain being so bad), not exactly what I want at 18 🥲 I’ve been hospitalised

hello, just resharing again as someone must know the answer to this! I’ve tried googling but can’t find a clear answer :(

I had a fall at the start of the year, which resulted in a CT scan. The CT scan highlighted something with my liver. I was told it was a benign cyst, but I would get an ultrasound to confirm. I had the ultrasound, and the results were inconclusive. It was either a benign cyst or a benign adenoma,

Hi, This is complicated so I will try to keep it brief and use pseudonym for the Dr's as I don't want to scare anyone under them. I've had 8 surgeries for endo. I had a diagnostic 15 years ago and then my local team decided I need to go to the capital city because my case was severe. 3 of my

Hello, Does the combined contraceptive pill affect the saliva cortisol test? I’m actually just looking over my prev. results and wondering if it’s time to retest but I cannot be without my hormones from the pill. Looking back my very first set of results on the pill I’m actually quite low in the am

Hi, new to this group! I had my gynaecologist appointment after years of endo symptoms and they have put me on the wait list for a laparoscopy to diagnose and remove if endo is found. The doctor urged me to have the mirena coil put in after the surgery while I’m still under GA (I have tried all other

Hi, I just wondered if anyone might be able to give me some advice?? My 14 year old daughter has suffered from incredibly heavy, painful periods since she started aged 11. She went on the pill last year which helped a bit but around 6 months ago she kept getting (what we thought) were recurrent UTIs/