"i wanted something that i didn&#039;t have to remember to take everyday since i was going off to college. from the start i had irregular bleeding. i would get my regular period, three days of no bleeding, then another two week &quot;period&quot; then six weeks without a period. as month passed my doctor assured me it would subside by the 9 month mark. it actually never stopped for me so i had it removed exactly one year after having it inserted and my periods returned to normal however one month after having it removed i experienced severe abdominal pains that forced me to go to the hospital, only to find out that i now how very large and painful ovarian cysts. i&#039;m almost 100 percent sure it&#039;s because of nexplanon because i never had a history of it."