"its august 2016, i&#039;ve had this bastard of a thing in since march 2015 and i&#039;m finally getting it out in two days. worst part is the weight gain and period. i am the lucky 50% who&#039;s period still exists heavier and longer and not only that...i have gained 25kgs in the last five months. six months ago i was diagnosed with graves disease which explains why i had lost 30kgs from   dec2014 to feb 2016 when i noticed symptoms. in saying that if i didn&#039;t have the bar, i would of lost more and five months on gp and specialist both agree that i&#039;m experiencing the side effect of weight gain as my thyroid levels are still high so i shouldn&#039;t be gaining. goodbye nothing for good implanon! u suck!!!!!!!"