Well, I have the Implanon Implant (contraceptive Implant). In many ways it's fab. I have had it since October 2005 ( so about 1 1/2 years now)but was never one of those lucky women that stopped bleeding on it....well, normal bleeding would be fine...however, generally I have a period every other week, I had about 2 5-6 weeks stints where I didn't have a bleed...but other then that, no word of a lie, I was lucky if I was one week on 2 weeks off.
Well, I am, tbh, ready to have that thing taken out and broached the subject with my GP yesterday.
He suggested that in some women a 3-6 month course of a combined pill (on top of the Implanon) sorts the bleeding pattern out.
Now, I am 37 this year and am a bit worried that a combined pill on top of a "minipill" (which the iMplanon is in effect)might not be the greatest of plans...and tbh, well, i decided on the Implant because I didn't want to take the Pill, like, I assume, most women that would go for the Implant.
Now, should I just put up wiht the bleeding, which isn't painfaul, just a bit of a faff, or should I try the "doubledosing" or should I jsut have it taken out and go on the pill, until my cowardly dh takes himself down for that Vasectomy he said he would have?
The Irnoy of this whole thing is, that, if I do go on the pill, I would be double protected, and I ain't even gonna have any sex for a while, as dh is in Afghanistant for 6 month...!
Anywyas, anyone else GP suggested that course of action...and what did you do? Or what would you do if you were in my shoes?