"insertion did not hurt and it was smooth and easy. i have a small scar and you can kind of see it in my arm. i love it because i don&#039;t have to worry about pills or a loose object floating in my cervix etc. and its effective. i knew my periods would be unpredictable with spotting. i was on depo for 2 yrs without a period or weight gain. on implanon within a year i started paying attention to my periods and it varied from spotting a few days to a period every other week. my calendar was all over the pace. and to top the hated spotting the hormones made me have a bad smell the first day of my period/spotting. and i had terrible mood swings and emotions which i never had before around that time. i could feel myself crying or cursing my husband out for nothing."