"i was on the pill for about 3 years and it was hard for me to remember to take it every day. i also did not know that if you are take prescription while on the pill, it &quot;cancels&quot; out the birth control, so i ended up getting pregnant and had a miscarriage after 7 weeks. i wanted to switch birth control so i asked my gyno about my options. she suggested nexplanon so i said why not. i have been on it for 8 months now and its working for the birth control part, but i have had my period every other week for at least 6 days and have gotten quite a bit of acne on my face. i do want to stick with this but i hate the side affects."