"so far i&#039;ve had a positive experience with this. i&#039;m on my second one. in march of 2017 i will have had it 6 years. no periods at all. none. no spotting. no depression. no mood swings. no hairloss. no decrease in sex drive. no pregnancy&#039;s. i will say i&#039;ve had a decrease in appetite and gained weight. i&#039;d say probably 30ish lbs in 5 years, but i wouldn&#039;t say it&#039;s been impossible to lose i&#039;ve been dieting for one month now and have lost 15lbs. i know that it isn&#039;t for everyone but it&#039;s been good for me insertion left minimal bruising the first time i had it done and on removal and reinsertion it bruised a little worse and was more sore but that&#039;s mainly from the first one being removed. i will be getting my 3rd one done in march. (:"