 [ Symptoms ] implanon expired a month ago can i be pregnant hey i have had the implanon for 3yrs it was due to be taking out a month ago but i had a issue with my insurance and i still have it in my arm and for about a week now i am experiencing very tender breast i have a increase in thirst i am tired a lot and i am making frequent stops to the bathroom and i still have not received my period since last month i took two pregnancy test but they came out neg is it possibly that i could be pregnant [ Disease ] i get this question in my office everyday and it is such a difficult thing because i feel like we are fighting a big battle as dermatologists between people who say you need sun for vitamin d and us as dermatologists saying to protect your skin from the sun because of all the harmful effects of sun that we now know without a doubt are the problems so vitamin d is also available in supplements and typically you can take vitamin d3 at 1 000 2 000 international units per day to get all the vitamin d you need which would be exactly the same as what your skin would make from exposure to the sun so you really do not need sun exposure depending on where you live and what your skin color is you might not be able to get enough sun exposure over enough time to keep your vitamin d levels up anyway so if you think you have a vitamin d deficiency ask your doctor to do a blood test to check your vitamin d levels if you are low you can take a supplement that will get your levels back up to a range that is normal and effective for you so that is the way you should get your vitamin d never from the sun as your main source also you do not have to go out in the sun or to a tanning salon to get that vitamin d just walking around is enough sun over time sunscreens do not block 100 of the sun is rays so you are getting some vitamin d from the sun and your skin just from going out and about but count on a supplement more than the sun