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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

by 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.

by sejje 12y ago

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.