birth control
"I was on the depo shot for 2 years. With depo I gained 15 pounds over the 2 years. Although this isn't much, it's a lot for a short person (I'm 4'11"). I had heavy bleeding for a whole year on depo, then eventually I stopped getting my period (which is great because they were extremely painful). With nexplanon, I had light spotting for 3 days and haven't had a period since. Also, I lost 8 pounds in the 3 months that I've had nexplanon without changing diet or exercise after switching. My only complaint is sometimes if you put pressure on where it's implanted, you can feel it poking. I avoid my son or husband laying on my arm because of it."