"i&#039;ve had the nexplanon for a little over a year and it&#039;s great! took about 2 months for my body to adjust(as with any other bc) i&#039;ve only had a total of 5 periods during this time. which is prefect. they last anywhere from 5-9days but the bleeding isn&#039;t super heavy. in the meantime between periods i have extremely bad nipple tenderness( to the point that i have to take a shower with my back facing the running water) but this seems to happen when it&#039;s my monthly time, sometimes i&#039;ll have a period and sometimes the soreness will just go away. my sex drive haven&#039;t decreased and my man feels free to finish inside of me and we&#039;ve no pregnancy scares! this is the perfect bc for me being a mom,teacher,and gf my life has no time for scheduling bc."