"i have had issues with trying different birth controls for years and i was scared to try this one because i&#039;ve heard some pretty scary things. i&#039;ve now had nexplanon for about a year and it is the best decision i ever made. i got a period my first month for about 10 days, by i was also on some fad diet so i&#039;m not sure if that played into it. i haven&#039;t had a period ever since and it is the most wonderful thing ever. no period cramps or spotting and i&#039;m able to have sex without worry. getting it in was incredibly easy as well, they numb your arm which is the only little pinch you feel and the it&#039;s in for 3 years! my arm didn&#039;t bruise half as much as some pictures you see on the internet and it wasn&#039;t painful at all!!"