birth control
"I had my Nexplanon placed in my left arm on November 1, 2012. I was not sexually active until I was married, but I have been a testing bunny for several birth controls since the age of 14 due to extremely painful and long-lasting menstrual cycles for which I have been hospitalized several times. My body rejected all of them. When I was married and became sexually active, my husband and I both worried about getting pregnant too soon and this option was not estrogen-based and long-lasting. I bled sporadically for 3 months and then have had random spotting for short periods every 3 months or so. I have had few side effects, I don't have dangerous periods anymore, and I have a lot fewer migraines. I will replace mine at the end of year 3."