"i&#039;ve had explanan for 3 months now at first i was scared to get it because i read all the bad reviews about it and especially of gaining weight which i already struggle with however i decided that i didn&#039;t want to risk getting pregnant so i got the nexplanon i had no side effects till i got my period which usually last 2-3 days however nexplanon changed it to 2 weeks and some spotting a few days after intercourse other than that no other horrible side effects i don&#039;t regret my decision and no more worrys of getting pregnant i love it !"