"i first got the implanon in march of 08.. wasn&#039;t bad at all. i loved it up until march of this year. for the first two years i had my period at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year. in march of 2010 i began having very heavy periods that lasted a good week or two. then things really picked up this summer and after talking with my husband i decided to get it taken out and see if things straightened it (only time will tell). thinking about getting a new one sometime next year. i really loved having it!"