"let me just start with this: i&#039;m an extremely anxious person. condoms and the pill were not enough, there was too much room for error. condoms breaking. forgetting a pill. whatever. so i did a lot of research and decided on the nexplanon, and i&#039;m in love. i have had it for about 8 months and for me, the only side effects have been slight breast tenderness and a little bit of acne. though my periods are irregular, i have fewer cycles than before nexplanon. my arm bruised up a bit after the insertion, but it healed up in about a week. i don&#039;t have to worry about the pills or the condoms, and it&#039;s so great. it&#039;s worth a shot! some hormones work differently with others and you&#039;ll have to figure that out for yourself, but i love mine!"