"i got the nexplanon about a month after having my son. i&#039;ve had it since october 2014. for the first 2 years, i had little/no sex drive. i just started getting it back, once my periods started regulating... i am expected to get the bc taken out november 2017, but considering getting it taken out soon. i bled for the first 4-5 months, sometimes heavy, sometimes light. i literally wore a pad everyday. after 5 months, i had no period for a year and a half. i only started getting a period in october of 2016. it started out light, but it came around every 28-30 days. i started out just spotting. this birth control isn&#039;t for everyone, but it worked pretty well for me."