"i&#039;m giving this a 5 because it did its job, which is preventing me from getting pregnant. however, like many other reviewers on here..the nonstop, irregular bleeding is horrendously affecting my life. i&#039;ve never felt so trapped.  i am constantly paranoid whenever i go out, always asking a close friend or family member i&#039;m out with to check to see if i&#039;m leaking through my pants, i&#039;m over it. i want to get it removed but the convenience of it is partially the reason why i also want to keep the implant in. my doctor prescribed loestrin to counteract the irregular bleeding and while it helped (a lot), the minute i stopped taking the pills, the bleeding became irregular once again."