"i had gotten the nexplanon in may of this year. the day i got it i started my period, and it lasted a week. then two weeks later i started bleeding again for another week. i had my period twice a month for the first two months. then in august i thought i was in the clear because i wasn&#039;t bleeding. that changed on aug 21st, i got my period and this time it lasted three weeks. i couldn&#039;t take the irregular bleeding so i got the implant removed on friday 9/19.  i only had it for four months. that was the only issue i had with it. i did find it easier to lose weight. i did start ortho cyclen on sunday, so i&#039;ll see how that goes."