"i am on my second implant.  i got my first one in 2001 in australia, where it was only $23 (aussie money, so under $20us, and that&#039;s without insurance).  i moved back to the us and had a difficult time finding a doctor who could remove it.  in 2008 i was living in or and found that they had recently brought implanon back to the us and i ran out to find a dr.  the first time i had it in i had a 24/7 period, heavy, no joke.  but after that it stopped completely.  after my first one i went through depo provera and then the patch, but nothing is as awesome as implanon.  a word of advice: menstruation for me on implanon is directly related to weight gain.  if i go over 150lbs (at 5&#039;10&quot;) then my period starts. under than i&#039;m clear."