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I'm happy to read that a Hormonal implant is the most effective (even better than sterilization.... I didn't expect that). http://www.implanon-usa.com/en/consum

I'm happy to read that a Hormonal implant is the most effective (even better than sterilization.... I didn't expect that). http://www.implanon-usa.com/en/consumer/index.xhtml http://www.implanon-usa.com/en/consumer/index.xhtml

sejje 12y ago
Happy for what reason? I've dated two women over a long period of time, part of the time with, and part of the time without, a hormonal implant. They both had drastic changes in mood, in my opinion for the worse, with the implant in. Depressed, unambitious. For one of them that was nearly the opposite of normal.
- stinos 12y ago
  I'm not surprised. The pill tends to have such effects, though sometimes very subtle, as well. For my wife it seriously reduced sex drive. Which we only figured out after she stopped taking it. Which in turn and in the spirit of the moment made us seriously question the whole anticonception-using-drugs thing: what is this scam? How did society let this ever happen? Millions of women paying huge amounts for something which basically makes them feel worse. Erm, what? Of course we also realized it's not as black and white like that, and it does prevent pregnancy. But still, something to think about.
  - kaybe 12y ago
    Depends, for women with strong problems during period the pill can improve those a lot. Which might mean that instead of having to stay in bed with a hot water bottle and terrible pain for a day+ each month one only feels slightly uncomfortable.
- silencio 12y ago
  That's a potential problem with most hormonal contraceptives, not just the implant. That's also not something that all women experience. I've never had a problem beyond minimal weight gain with anything I've ever used (multiple forms of pills, nuvaring, depo, mirena IUD) and same for many of my female friends are in my situation, while I have some that only stick with very specific brands/types, and some that swore off birth control altogether. I'm pretty happy that the implant is so effective for something so minimally invasive (in comparison to sterilization), personally, and I'll be considering it for my next form of birth control. I love what hormonal options do for me and I would never consider anything else.
cperciva 12y ago
better than sterilization.... I didn't expect that This is probably because surgery is always a tradeoff: You want to get the job done, but you don't want to go crazy with the scalpel and cause unrelated injuries. In the case of vasectomies, men usually want the smallest possible cut to be made, to the point that it's not necessarily obvious whether the procedure was completed. For a really scary example of how surgeries can fail: Surgical abortions have a 0.2% failure rate. You might think that an adult armed with a sharp knife should be able to kill a fetus rather more than 99.8% of the time -- but the added requirement of not killing the mother clearly makes things more difficult.

sejje 12y ago

Happy for what reason? I've dated two women over a long period of time, part of the time with, and part of the time without, a hormonal implant. They both had drastic changes in mood, in my opinion for the worse, with the implant in. Depressed, unambitious. For one of them that was nearly the opposite of normal.

stinos 12y ago
I'm not surprised. The pill tends to have such effects, though sometimes very subtle, as well. For my wife it seriously reduced sex drive. Which we only figured out after she stopped taking it. Which in turn and in the spirit of the moment made us seriously question the whole anticonception-using-drugs thing: what is this scam? How did society let this ever happen? Millions of women paying huge amounts for something which basically makes them feel worse. Erm, what? Of course we also realized it's not as black and white like that, and it does prevent pregnancy. But still, something to think about.
- kaybe 12y ago
  Depends, for women with strong problems during period the pill can improve those a lot. Which might mean that instead of having to stay in bed with a hot water bottle and terrible pain for a day+ each month one only feels slightly uncomfortable.
silencio 12y ago
That's a potential problem with most hormonal contraceptives, not just the implant. That's also not something that all women experience. I've never had a problem beyond minimal weight gain with anything I've ever used (multiple forms of pills, nuvaring, depo, mirena IUD) and same for many of my female friends are in my situation, while I have some that only stick with very specific brands/types, and some that swore off birth control altogether. I'm pretty happy that the implant is so effective for something so minimally invasive (in comparison to sterilization), personally, and I'll be considering it for my next form of birth control. I love what hormonal options do for me and I would never consider anything else.

cperciva 12y ago

better than sterilization.... I didn't expect that This is probably because surgery is always a tradeoff: You want to get the job done, but you don't want to go crazy with the scalpel and cause unrelated injuries. In the case of vasectomies, men usually want the smallest possible cut to be made, to the point that it's not necessarily obvious whether the procedure was completed. For a really scary example of how surgeries can fail: Surgical abortions have a 0.2% failure rate. You might think that an adult armed with a sharp knife should be able to kill a fetus rather more than 99.8% of the time -- but the added requirement of not killing the mother clearly makes things more difficult.