"i am very very very pleased with the implanon! i did the research before getting mine and decided that (after all everything-including oral contraceptives-have risks) it was worth it to me. i got my implanon in september of 2009.  insertion did hurt, they use local anesthetic (lidocaine) to numb the area first and that&#039;s all that hurt. i didn&#039;t actually feel the insertion at all.  i had an irregular bleeding cycle for about a month and a half, and since then i have had nothing! it is now july of 2010 and i am very pleased with the results. i don&#039;t have to worry about keeping up with a daily or monthly option, don&#039;t have a period, and i am not pregnant (which is after all the whole point). i tell anyone who will listen how great the implanon is!"