"i had it implanted in october of 2013. i didn&#039;t have a period at all for the first year and then the week of the one year mark i got one. totally normal about 5 days just like my periods before getting pregnant. from then (oct 2014 to now june of 2015 i&#039;ve had a period about every 3-4 months. they are totally normal or very light. that part has been great! the negative side effects i&#039;ve seen have been some break outs on my face, mild mood swings and irritability. but it hasn&#039;t ever gotten bad enough to make me want to get it removed. i have sex regularly and it has done its job. no babies. and i also started losing weight after being on it. i would say this is a great choice if you don&#039;t wanna worry about taking a pill every day!"