"i&#039;m a college student in her third semester, and my dad had me get the nexplanon because it seemed to be the most convenient. i&#039;ve been living with my boyfriend now for about a year, and things have changed since i&#039;ve gotten the implant inserted august 2014. at first, i had no periods; it was great. then, it was a couple of months after the insertion that i suddenly had a period for 2 months straight. the frustrating thing about it was that it wasn&#039;t even enough for a full tampon; i was spotting for weeks. i ruined so many pairs of underwear now and leaked some nights in bed because i thought the flow had gotten lighter or that it ended since it stopped for a day. it works, but i think i might switch to pills instead."