birth control
"I had Paraguard implanted in June 2016. I immediately got a yeast infection; which I hadn't had one in about 10 years. After that, it seemed to cause yeast infections almost monthly. The worst part about having it was that it caused longer periods and very heavy bleeding. My periods went from about 5 days to 8-9 days. It was heavy bleeding all 8-9 days. I use menstrual cups and before paraguard, I never leaked even on my heaviest days. I had to change my menstrual cup 3-4 times a day and wear a panty liner to prevent ruining my panties and pants from embarrassing leaks. I felt the heavy bleeding was holding me back from things like working out. Had it removed and went back on the mini pill. Periods are normal again."