"so i&#039;ve had the implant in for a year and a half. for the first half a year, i essentially had 1 long period that would have a days break from bleeding here and there. it did not hurt nearly as much as my usual period and it was not as heavy, so it was just more of a nuisance than anything else, and stopped me being able to have sex. after that, my period came for a few weeks at a time and would start randomly. half a year of that and now my periods have stopped completely. i&#039;ve had no other side affects, aside from maybe being a bit more moody and having more mood swings. it&#039;s been half a year of no period and i am loving it. and it was free as i live in the uk and am under 25!"