Anyone here got pregnant whilst on Implanon?

[Haribosmum]

Just asking because I've been on it for 6 months and bled every month...except this month. I am sure I'm just having a month 'off' due to the Implanon but I have been feeling sick,headachy etc. Probabaly or pyschological or a bug but I was just wondering......

Not Pregnant! What a relief! It turns out the test I took was a false positive. Had an ultrasound anyway and I do have a bladder infection, which was what was making me sick...

LADIES PLEASE READ!!!!!

You do get stages of the implanon when you think you are preg, but if you take tests and they say you are not!! Trust that they are right!! Don't stress yourself out!! But I would advise to get a test or 2 if you are feeling pregnant even more-so after seeing all these posts!! I am getting my 2nd implanon in soon!!

I never remembered to take the pill so this was the best option for me!! It worked a treat!!

Use condoms or the pull out method just to be safe!! Look on the implanon as a 2nd method of contraception!!! Sex is still good if you don't let them cum inside you so why risk it!! Don't let them and u will almost certainly not become pregnant!!! Remember there are other places for is to go!! We make the final decision!!

I actually kept the implanon a secret so he would not soley rely on it and he took responcibility for his "men" It was so I had assurance that I wouldn't get pregnant!!!

OUR BODIES, OUR RULES

Think about it!!! X

I got my implanon in December 2008, and its due to come out at the end of this year.

I've been experiencing some strange but mild pregnancy symptoms, but before going to see my GP it had not even crossed my mind. I've gained weight despite my healthy eating habits, I've noticed my breasts have become larger (like I needed that), and not only are they especially sensitive but when massaged theres a discharge.
This whole dishcarge business was when I freaked out and went to the doctor, I thought it was an infection or a mastitis, as my mother has experienced them even when not breast feeding. But my doctor informed my that the discharge was not an infection, it was breast milk. So you can imagine I had a heart attack. I'm a 20 year old uni student for petes sake.
She was very understanding and insisted on blood tests to confirm if I'm pregnant or if this is all some hormonal imbalance, despite the fact I have implanon and I still get my period. I wont have the results until tomorrow.

What I'm saying is you really will not know unless you do go see a doctor. Get a urine test, a blood test, and if they come up negative and these symptoms persist, insist on an ultrasound. Now that the news has come out about the possibilities of falling pregnant on the implant, most doctors will take you seriously. The longer you put it off, and your not actually pregnant, the longer you will be torturing yourself or perhaps allowing some mystery medical condition to worsen.

I'll try and remember to let you guys know If I am pregnant or not. Fingers crossed the test is negative and my doctor magically knows what is causing this :P

hey ,

im 17 && been on the inplanon for at leats 2 years && some change . when i was first put on it i had regular periods for like a couple of months then i stop haveing them period . so now my periods came bck a few months ago . so i was thinking it was normal . so i met up with my boy friend a few weeks ago && did it . now i keep getting up in the middle of the night throwing upor coughin til i do . then sometimes my breast hurts like really bad .

somebody help me im scared , i mean if i am im goin to keep it .

Well guys I went to the doctors this morning and got my test results back. It turns out I'm NOT pregnant (Thank god), and infact whats wrong with me has nothing to do with the implant.

Again, I implore you to go to a gp and get yourself tested if you are worried you could be pregnant.

heyy everyone was just reading all these posts and everyones is saying about having their implant in there left arm...mines is in my right? ive been having slight preg symptoms recently ive only had the implanon in since oct 2011 if i took a hpt do u think it would just come up neg even if i was preg? its so confusing:(!

I'm currently on the implanon and have been for only 13 weeks. I've suffered from really painful periods which came twice a month, i'm always down and get really emotional about stupid things. But, this month i haven't had a single period, had really bad headaches and felt really faint and always feeling sick. My friend says i should take a HPT but because of the unbalanced hormones it will show negative either way. I'm really scare that i could be pregnant, i'm just about to do my exams and it would ruin everything! could this mean i'm pregnant though? someone help please!
:(

Hi just a question I have been on the implant for a year and two months and have never really had a problem with it but these past couple of months I have felt quite weird I have heard that some women still can have periods when on implant but I have missed one or two then come back on and can just have months were it lasts for a day. I have been getting really bad back pains, sore boobs and have put on 18 pounds these 3 4 months. I have been going to the loo alot more often then usual. I get a lot of stomacher pains. I really don't know what to do I know I should get a text but they are not always accurate.
Would love to here from someone just in case thank you x

tracybeex, you get the implant put in the arm you dont write with, my doc asked me what hand i wrote with and i said my right so she put it in the left arm. ive been on the implant for 2 years and ive been bleeding non stop since, i got put on the pill cause of it but i would rather not be on the pill. and gabz16109, if you look on google youll see that the implant can make you get symptoms of pregnancy, ive had so many scares and im only 17, i looked it up and then i saw that it can cause symptoms.

Hi guys just thought I'd pop in my two cents worth. Im a med student and have been looking in this issue.

Home preganancy tests test for human chorionic gonadotropin, which is a hormone that is produced by the planta tissue. It acts to maintain the corpus luteum (endometrial lining), providing a means for growth and maintenance of the pregnancy. HCG is present ONLY in women who are pregnant/have been pregnant recenctly. Implanon however released a constant low dose of etonogestrel, which is a type of progestin). Progestins and HCG have absolutely no chemical interaction, and as such, home pregnancy test can be trusted (as much as home pregancy tests can be).

Also, symptoms of bloating, mild cramping, spotting, amenorrhea (no period), headaches, and pretty much everything being described can be eplained away by the effects of progestin. So before you start to stress I would

a) consider whether these symptoms are happening in the first 3-6 months, as this is the period (no pun intended haha) in which symptoms are more intense.
b) take a home pregnancy test - THEY WILL WORK! (As long as you are far enough into the pregnancy, as HCG rises exponentially with the progression in pregnancy)
c) If you think it may be too early for a home pregnancy test, get a blood test. They are able to decet minute traces of HCG and you will find out a whole heap earlier.

Also, just wanted to say I too am experiencing the symptoms many of you are describing and I have been on implanon for 9 months, so I am booked into the doctor's tomorrow for a check-up :)

Finally, I just wasted to note that many doctors have practiced during a time period where Implanon was considered the Holy Grail of contraception, but there have been recent (within the last year) developments showing that it CAN be faulty and lead to pregnancy -

www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jan/09/implanon-implant-unwanted-pregnancy

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12117299

Thanks guys! Hope this helps! :o

urmm hi im 19 years old, ive been reading all these messages and its really starting to worry me, i got the implant in april 11th, i was on my period non stop then came off, i had unprotected sex, i havent been on since and ive put on quiet abit of weight which is not good as i have been a skinny person my whole life, i have a abit of a bump and keep gettin sharp pains in my stomach, feeling sick, having really bad back pain and feeling faint, i know most of the symptoms are what in implant gives but im gettin scared,, i have a ultrasound scan next week to see if my ovaries are fine,, im just hopin im not expecting because tellin the lad is going the hardest thing ever and im not ready yet :/ x

Hi all, I posted on here in Dec '10. Just after I posted, after umpteen negative pregnancy tests, I suffered the worst, heaviest, most painful 'period' ever! Turns out it wasn't a 'period' but a miscarriage at 10 weeks. Had this confirmed by doctor at hospital. Saw my GP who assured me it would never happen again but wouldn't take implant out. Guess what? I've just had my second miscarriage, this time at 13 weeks, whilst on Implanon. GP is still refusing to let me have Implanon taken out due to my arthritis meds. Again I've been assured it couldn't possibly happen again. This has been a very traumatic time and I have absolutely NO confidence in the implant and I will most certainly NOT be getting another one when I finally get this one out in November. In a way it is a relief to know I'm not alone, although this is probably not much comfort to anyone else. My heart goes out to all of you going through this.

hey my names Tanarah and like I'm on the implant and have been for like 4 months I've had un protected sex and now its 10:15am where I am I feel so sick I can't even move what's wrong with me ? :(

I had my implanon removed due to horrible side effects (constant bleeding for a full 6 months!) but I do know a girl who just had a baby while on it. She only found out 4 weeks before she gave birth and is furious with the doctors.

Anon - I don't think they can force you to keep it or refuse to remove it, that would be forcing you to give up your fertility! Instead of going to your Doctors go to a FPC and ask them to remove it. I'm very sorry to hear about your miscarriages and the way you have been treated. But they cannot force you to have contraception, that's against your human rights.

Hihi, in have had the impilon sense april of 2009 . I've love dit, but the past couple of weeks I've been have really bad headaches, getting really dizzys, horriable stomach aches, wanting to eat everything and boobies are super sore. I feel like I'm rpegant but I'm scared if I'm just anxious or if I am. I haven't puked at all but sometimes I feel like I want to. Does anybody else feel like this or help? Does the test you buy from a store tell you for sure if you are or not?

Okay I have been on the implanon for a full year now.. got it July 2010. I was feeling fine and having periods like clock work until my last period in the early week of March. The last time I had sex with a guy is March 18. I have not had a period since then, and I have been treated for migranes which were horrible.. Everyone has noticed I put on weight, and that my eating habits have become heavier than normal.. Thats normal for the implanon.. Long story short....

I am having clear breast discharge only when stimulated
my periods had stopped after march after having them regularly
my stomach becomes tightened and hard sometimes for no reason and other times because of strong emotion
in the past month, I have been having chest pain where it feels my chest has dropped
itchy nipples
i have felt flutters in my stomach
my lower back hurts badly sometimes
now I cant even walk up a small flight of stairs without getting tired

I normally have an irregular weight which it goes up and down on its own.. last time I weighed myself I was 163 lbs, then 3 weeks later 167 then 3 weeks after that I weighed 172 lbs.. Jus yesterday I weighed 170 lbs.

The doctors tell me that its nothing but probably gastrointestinal problems..
someone who has had a child before help me

Hi all I fell pregnant on implant horrible experience took 5 test 2 negative 3 positive head was all over blood test confirmed it mc shortly after not nice at all

WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOME POSTERS ABOVE IN THIS FORUM COULD COME BACK WHATEVER THE NEWS ARE, IF PREGNANT OR NOT?... WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND CAN SHARE HOW THOSE EFFECTS/SYMPTOMS TURNED OUT NOW? THANK YOU. :)

We all seem to wonder what is going on in our bodies ... ANYBODY PREGNANT NOW? OR NOT?

God! Just everytime I look at my boobs sore to pain feel and there's a milky-ish fluid coming out when I stimulate it, this is me pregnant! I knew because I have a 3 years girl now. I got new implanon nearly 3 months ago (June 2, 2011) which since it was put in, no period showing up at all. Its worth saying that I had my first implanon June 2008 just after I gave birth to my daughter and it couldn't be more good to me. Period was perfect, no odd feelings, everything was perfect. Just this few months now that I am getting this frustrating feeling of being PREGNANT LIKE SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS. Here I am looking paranoid as my husband would look at me everytime I brought this situation up.

My feelings are: ESPECIALLY THIS MONTH (AUGUST 2011)

Headaches, everyday, light to moderate pain;
on and off to constant pain in my lower abdomen;
back pain/pelvic pain;
breasts are just sore sore sore, tender and there's above water-like fluid/milk coming out;
just generally tired, tired, tired;
odd cravings for food;
bloating;
frequent trip to the toilet for this past month which I would normally have pees 2/4 times a day ... now like 10 at least;
cramps on my legs,
getting tired just for a short walk now... which I cud normally walk miles with my daughter easily;

Body wise, from size UK 6, 3 months ago up to 8.... and now I am UK size 10 just within this 2 months period.... I don't know if its just the effects of the apparently NEW IMPLANON that was put on me. I have done 2 pregnancy tests myself (August 13 the first test, negative! August 18 the second one negative). Husband told me to just go to the doctor, so I did (August 22). She just took a normal test, and negative. Now, I am not satisfied. I am still feeling pregnant but I don't know either .... Poster, I would love to hear from you

To add... I feel dizzy ... lots of times, everyday.... that I feel I could pass out sometimes. Not good at all. I feel like throwing up in the morning after my coffee which I always do... coffee in the morning. ahhhh just frustrating!

hi everyone, I?d really appreciate if someone could get back to me on this as I?m starting to get really worried.

I?ve been on the implanon since June 2010, apart from weight gain I?ve had no issues to date. I have very light bleeding every couple of months. but recently I?ve been experiencing weird dreams (of pregnancy and birth) heartburn, headaches, increase in food cravings and have gained a dress size in the past month and I keep feeling flutters like kicking. this week it seems like by belly has just completely changed shape. I?m wearing a skirt today, which 2 weeks ago fitted fine it is now extremely tight and shows a perfect bump. I had thick discharge about a month or so ago followed by I little bleeding. could I be pregnant?? all round my body feels different. almost not my own. there are a lot of people pregnant around me and I do feel quite broody but I know I?m not ready emotionally or financially. I took a pregnancy test about 3 weeks ago which was negative but these symptoms are just progressing more and more. please reply any advice would be much appreciated

x

Not trying to scare anyone but unfortunately getting pregnant on the implant is completly possible.
This is my story so I hope some of you will go and demand blood tests from your gp.
I had my implanon inserted in july 2009 just after my 15th birthday. At first I experienced eratic bleeding and weight gain but that was totally due to the implant. After about 6 months my bleeding became quite regular and I thought that was completly normal.
In August 2010 I experienced some sickness but assumed it was a bug after only lasting a week or so. I had a small amount of weight gain by about December(going from 8st 9 to 9 st 1) but not enough to really tell or think anything of.
At the beginning of January I got really sore breasts when I woke up and noticed a need to go to the toilet more often so started to be quite worried about it and after talking to my boyfriend went to the doctors. As I'd done 3 hpt tests he dismissed it saying that the implant was just settling in.
On the 30th May I had a fall off of a trampoline in cheerleeding practise and about an hour later had severe pains in my side which I was refered to hospital for.
They noticed I'd started bleeding and did a blood test anyway which showed up I was pregnant so they said I was having an m/c. They organised a scan to show this but instead of showing a m/c it showed my daughter. Within two hours of the scan i'd given birth
So people if youre worried please get checked out :D

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1344132/Contraceptive-implant-alert-Hundreds-women-pregnant-birth-control-fails.html
If you go on this link you will find alot of people have been pregnant on it, and although the date on it is quite old it was on the news recently about a lady who has just given bith to twins who concieved while using implanon i have the implanon inserted im not happy with the symtoms it gives me and ive had two false pregnancys. i asked my docter to take it out but as others say they wont do it and they make you feel stupid for suggesting that you mite be pregnant, hope this helps answer some questions, and im not scare mongering i just think people deserve to know the truth

hi i've had the implant in for 2 and a half years i've experienced no problems my periods were few and far between and very light. Around april this year they became as they were before the implant, regular and more heavy, i hadn't had sex in about year but had met someone and was worried the implant could be stopping working, i called in the chemist and asked the pharmasist and she said it could be, so i called my family planning clinc and they said no way and i was safe....

so since then i have had sex which was august, when my period was due in september it was about a week and a half late and very light i did do a pregnancy test which came back negative, but i still had the feeling of been pregnant! the test was negative so i just thought its me been paranoid! Me and my partner want to concive so i had the implant removed at the beginning of october. The doc assured me my periods would return and i explained that i had had them regular for the last six months, she said okay fine....

i was due on my period on the 14th October and still not had it so its 7 days late, i still have the general feeling of been pregnant, bloated tired no sickness but i didn't with my daughter who's now 12! i have had pains in my groin area and lower back for a while now too.... i called the family planning clinc and they say there is no way i could be pregnant as you don't produce eggs while having the implant and its prob just me ovulating again.....

how can women get pregnant on the implant if you don't produce eggs????

its all rather confusing me as for the two and half years i had it in i was fine no side effects at all then my periods come back and are normal and regular and then they go irregular again and i feel pregnant, i wouldn't mind one bit if i was pregnant i would be over the moon,

i'm so glad i've had it taken out and i won't ever be having another put in!

i also worked it out that i would be 10 weeks pregnant now if i am and that seems to be when others found out or mc, i just have that feeling i am pregnant if you know what i mean!!!

i have ordered some tests and will let you no if i am or not!

i feel for you ladies having these problems luckily i have only had them for a couple of months and now its out, i suppose if i'm not pregnant hopefully i will return to a normal cycle and not feel pregnant,

hope everything works out for you all xxx

hello all i need some help,
im 17 years old im on the implant ive had it in 1 year and half and im wondering can you get pregnant on it, i took a test about 3 weeks ago but that come back negative. I have had a lot of pains, still on my periods and i have a really inflamed stomach and low blood pressure but i got told when i first had it put in it was the safest contraceptive thing out so i got it but now im scared as my sister inlaw has had 2 beautiful boy and she had the same pains as me. Ive been having a craving for chocolate and garlic mayo :-/ weird. please get back to me asap im so worried can someone email me [email protected]
Thanks nat.