r/Nexplanon

Hello i just wanna ask and confirm if nexplanon is really not a thing in japan since im thinking of getting that instead of using a mini pill, and if its not really available here does anyone get it from a different country even just for a vacation or something and still come back to japan? And if thsts so how and where do y’all get it removed? Is it possible to get it removed in japan or its also possible to just go to the country where you got in again to get it removed/changed

I need every girl’s opinion on is since ive never had or use any birth control stuff and my reason is mostly for irregular period and pmdd thats why i thought of getting/using one, please and thank you

As the title reads. I got my first nexplanon Monday afternoon at 3, I just showered (7pm Tuesday) and took the bandaid off in the shower as it was all bloody and looking gross. Everything looks fine as far as I know, with the obvious bruising. I’m just wondering if I should let it air dry and cover it back up? What do I do here?

Don’t know what to do

Not entirely sure if this question is allowed, so I apologize if not.

I (20 F) got nexplanon about 6 months ago, and since then have experienced minimal side effects, with the most significant one being the loss of my period about 3 months ago.

I became sexually active about 2 months ago, and have been using pullout (perfectly each time) as a secondary method of protection.

About 3 weeks ago I began to have mild nausea, diarreah, gas, and mild pelvic/abdominal stomach cramps. All these symptoms come and go. I now have the same symptoms, with the addition of headaches, breast tenderness, and joint pain. I have been driving myself crazy with anxiety since I became sexually active, and especially since these symptoms came about.

I test for pregnancy about twice a week and all tests have been negative, including the test I took last night.

I rationally know my birth control is highly effective, but my brain struggles to comprehend that. I am a college student living at home and I don't have much money, so getting pregnant right now would ruin my life, and the anxiety of being put in that situation does affect my wellbeing. I am just wondering if these symptoms are normal around the 6 month mark/with the implant in general, and what other people with pregnancy anxiety do to manage it with the implant.

Hi can anyone let me know if this is normal? Has anyone experienced this. I just want to make sure my healing process is going smoothly

Went on nexplanon about 8 weeks ago and it has turned my boobs so sore. Like it's noticeably painful now even when I'm not moving around or doing anything active... has anyone else experienced this and if so, did this symptom eventually go away? Trying to decide if it's worth keeping it in and waiting, or if I should remove.

So I had the implant inserted in December (2025), I noticed after maybe 4 months I would tear during sex with my bf which really worried both of us. I’m only just realising now that it wasn’t because I wasn’t aroused or hydrated enough, but because it’s hormonal birth control and it probably gradually thinned the surrounding skin, making it prone to tears 🥲

tmi but before the implant I didn’t need lube at all so I also struggled to recognise when I needed it during sex since it wouldn’t hurt in the moment - so I just kept tearing every few weeks 😬 (we don’t see eachother too often which has been good for me trying to heal, just would’ve helped if I’d known the cause sooner!!)

It might seem silly since as soon as I looked up topical estrogen creams it all pointed to hormonal birth controls as being a cause for women not going through menopause needing it (I’m 21) but I swear the NHS websites talking about the contraceptive implant don’t mention this upfront as a side effect 😭😭

Also I was sad when I found this subreddit to see how many people have had a negative experience, I’m sorry guys that’s a shame :(

I’ve put up with my periods being prolonged with at least three of my periods lasting full months and the site where I got the implant is always pretty itchy. But dryness has been something I’ve been really concerned about for ages, and the reason has been staring me in the face for so long
Anyways my gp has already approved me to have a topical cream that I can pick up tomorrow

I got my nexplanon last wednesday and have taken off the large white wrap, have been changing the large waterproof bandage whenever it gets wet from my showers (not soaking wet) and not touching the steristrips at all. All my showers i have been wrapping my arm and keeping it out of water but im wondering when i can finally shower normally???

How long did it take you to lose the weight gained while on the implant? I’ve been on it since 2025 and I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been. I’ve tried to lose weight but literally nothing helps. I’ve restricted calories, eaten super clean and work out regularly. I am so desperate to feel comfortable in my own body again I’m ready to cut this thing out myself. My removal appointment isn’t for another 7 weeks.

Ever since I got the implant I have had 2 utis , keep in mind I hadn’t ever had a uti before it.

I’m always dryer than the Sahara down there, and at first I thought the UTIs was from me and my boyfriend having sex and me not showering straight away after it sometimes

Is there anything I can do to prevent it? For
Weeks I’ve been dealing with this pain

Really considering removing the implant atp. I honestly just miss when I would actually get wet and when my pussy would actually clean itself

IMPLANT**** Head is so fucking quiet and my emotions don’t take over me to the point I’m impulsive anymore. I don’t have an endless thought train polluting my brain every second, but I forget much much easier, it’s so weird, changed my personality too. I feel so sexual compared to how I used to be (from gooning every night and having sex 2-4 a week to literally nothing !!) I’m okay with those changes but not the physical vagina changes 😭

My sweet pink girl has been dealing with dryness, easy irritation and reoccurring yeast infection and bv 😭 I’m on medication for those two right now but I can tell it don’t work, i miss her she was so sensitive and wet all the time, no discharge in sight now. I just know about boric acid suppositories helping with the ph balance maybe just with something, I miss my vagina I want advice on how y’all made it work, I’ll wait till I finish with my prescriptions first before the boric acid!!

Can y’all stop downvoting for no reason and give actual advice please 😭

Celebrating!

Guys wtf, i know nexplanon can make your periods last longer, but this is crazy!!!

I started my period right before August, like the 31 of July, and now its *still going???* Like getting stronger too? I thought it ended last week. Last weekend i didn’t really bleed for like 2 days, and then Tuesday i started having bloody/brown discharge. Ok, whatever, thats normal when i start/end my period. Welp the very next day it came back with a vengeance. And it just wont stop and its so intense rn idk what to do.

I haven’t been suicidal for very long time, but not even a month in and I started making plans. This is the happiest I’ve been in my life. I finally got control over substances and drinking. I didn’t do drugs anymore and I stopped getting drunk. I started having very very long depressive episodes where I was scared to leave my house. Had a euphoric episode and I wanted every drug in the world. I felt completely out of control. This brought me back to such a dark time in my life. I’m getting it removed asap. Hope this helps if anyone is considering going on this.

I just needed to rant rq because It's been two days since I got mine inserted. I came on here previously to know what I should've expected and the general consensus was that it's only supposed to sting for a few seconds before you go numb. It genuinely felt like my arm was being torn open for a straight minute, no exaggeration. Like straight acid running up my entire arm for a consecutive 60 seconds. I guess the posts made me less anxious but holy shittt.

(25F)i recently posted about how it’s taken multiple attempts to remove my implant but the process is now going to take even longer. 3rd attempt happened on tuesday and i’m now being referred to a surgeon. i’m so upset that this has become such a situation considering i just started a new job and i start school this coming week (nursing pre-reqs, at that). i’ve done some searching around the sub to see if anyone else has had to undergo surgery for this and, understandably, did not find much.

if some of you have had to be put under anesthesia to get this thing out, i’d love to know how your experience went and what the healing process was like! i’ve had surgery before so i’m
not necessarily scared but those procedures were common so recovery was easy information to find online.

thank you!

Basically when I was 13 my mom started me on Nexplanon (young pregnancy was common in my area and she didn't want that to happen to me under ANY circumstances😂). I've had it replaced every 3 years since then and I'm now 25.

I've been in a relationship for almost 5 years now, have lived together for around 3 years and we are hoping to possibly try for a baby next year meaning time to get the implant out and take back control of my body!

I don't drink alcohol. I do currently smoke but plan to start cutting down slowly until Christmas, a bit more intensely between Christmas and New Years then completely stop after New Years. Give it a few months at least for my body to adjust and then maybe start trying to conceive.

I've done some research but I've never seen anything from someone who's had them in for as long as me and had basically no periods. So I'm a bit worried about how hard the side affects may hit me when removed and what to expect when coming off it after such an extended period of time. Honestly I'm kind of scared 😅

While having:

I've had extremely rare and unpredictable periods (like once or twice for 1-4 weeks maybe every 3-5 years) and I've never really experienced a normal womanly cycle.

I've gained a lot of weight

I feel tired all the time

I VERY rarely want sex

When I was a teenager I was in an awful relationship I’d left home and got pregnant the night I lost my virginity lol.

So I made the tough decision to get an abortion I was 17 or 18 but in MA (they allow minors to make decisions about BC and other reproductive health decisions) post procedure I had a provider convince me to get nexplanon…called it the “Cadillac of birth control” other women I’ve talked to recall similar language by their providers who pushed nexplanon onto them. If I had known how serious nexplanon can effect you and the risks I wouldn’t have been down to get it. I was also still feeling the effects of the sedatives I was given for the abortion procedure. I’ve since started to believe this was illegal and if not highly unethical. I got it in 2011/1012 and had no idea I was the experiment. Unfortunately I struggled with drug abuse in my 20s so my implant didn’t come out until 25 and I stupidly let them put one back in (I was newly sober and didn’t want to bring a kid into the world).

I had awful migraines for 6 months after. I’m 30 now and I want it out and I’m scared.

The first implant I had in theory would have been useless pass like year 5 but I was with a partner and we were not using any contraceptives and yet I never had a scare or anything. I’m also so scared I’ll find out it’s made me infertile.

Any day one nexplanon girls.