"i highly reccomend the implant to anyone. i got mine inserted in early may 2015 now being october 2015 i haven&#039;t had any period since then which to me is a great side effect because who actually enjoys bleeding from their vagina every month, right? the only downsides for me are that i have absolutely no idea when my next period will be or if i&#039;ll ever get one (on the implant) and the other thing was at first i was a bit gross&#039;d out at the fact i could feel the implant inside my arm which you get used to as time passes. positive side effects-no babies for 3 years unless i decide to have one or get it taken out which is unlikely "