You may experience longer or shorter bleeding during your periods or have no bleeding at all. The time between periods may vary, and in between periods you may also have spotting.
Overall, you should feel completely normal after getting your implant taken out. Your arm may feel tender or swollen around where the implant was for a few days. It may look bruised for a week or two. Your doctor or nurse will tell you how to wash and take care of your skin for a couple of days after removal.
Most people return to their normal menstrual cycle and fertility within a month of removing the implant.
Most patients will resume a normal menstrual cycle within a few weeks of implant removal. [1] Nexplanon® manufacturers claim that pregnancy can occur as early as one week after removal, and studies have shown that multiple viable pregnancies have been observed within two weeks of implant removal.
Your arm may swell a little. There could be some bruising in the area that might last a couple weeks. But generally, you should feel fine after they remove your implant. Any side effects that you had with Nexplanon -- like weight gain, headache, acne, and mood swings -- might ease once the implant is gone.
You may experience longer or shorter bleeding during your periods or have no bleeding at all. The time between periods may vary, and in between periods you may also have spotting.
Some women gain weight while using the implant and lose weight when it's removed, while others might experience the opposite effect.
Your period may be heavier at first. The number of bleeding days may be more. You may have frequent spotting or light bleeding. Few women find their periods are heavier than normal.
This irregular, or even daily, bleeding is not dangerous and for most women, it takes only a few months for their bodies to adjust to their new birth control method, and then their cycles become more regular again. This happens for some women as their bodies adjust to the new hormones in their body.
4. How long does it take to become pregnant after the implants are removed? Women who stop using implants can become pregnant as quickly as women who stop nonhormonal methods. Implants do not delay the return of a woman's fertility after they are removed.
The most common birth control implant side effect is spotting (light bleeding or brown discharge), especially in the first 6-12 months. Sometimes the implant causes long-term spotting, or periods can get longer and heavier. But for most people, the implant makes their periods way lighter.
Most women start to ovulate again within a few weeks of having their Implanon device removed. The time frame for conceiving after using Implanon is generally thought to be the same as when stopping other forms of hormonal contraception. In terms of long term infertility risk, Implanon does not seem to be a problem.
You will need to abstain from sex or use a back-up method, like a condom, for 7 days after the procedure. This gives the implant time to start working properly. If you were taking a different form of birth control before getting Nexplanon you can continue to take it for the 7 days or as recommended by your doctor.
NEXPLANON is reversible and can be removed by your healthcare provider at any time. Once you've made the decision, you could become pregnant as early as a week after the removal of NEXPLANON.
Nexplanon lawsuits allege that the Nexplanon implants are defective by design because they can cause blood clots even when they are manufactured and implanted correctly. The lawsuits also allege that Merck knew or should have known about this risk, yet failed to warn the public about the risk.
Since the implant releases a small, continuous stream of progestin into the body over the course of the three years, once removed, your body immediately goes back to it's original fertility range and periods return to normal.
Breast implant removal is a major surgery, and like with any major surgery there is the risk of infection. The infection will likely occur around the incision site post surgery or in the cavity the implant was located.
After the Nexplanon implant is removed, it is required that one watches for some signs of warning. There may be some numbness in the arm for a few days. As the numbness wears off, one may experience soreness for a day or two. During this period, over-the-counter pain relievers can be taken to relieve the pain.
Other problems related to insertion and removal include pain, irritation, swelling, bruising, numbness and tingling, scarring, infection, injury to the nerves or blood vessels, and breaking of the implant.
Return to Ovulation
In clinical trials, pregnancies were observed to occur as early as 7 to 14 days after removal. In clinical trials with the non-radiopaque etonogestrel implant (IMPLANON®), the etonogestrel levels in blood decreased below sensitivity of the assay by one week after removal of the implant.
The compression bandage helps minimize bruising. While the insertion site is healing, keep the area covered with a bandage. No other birth control methods need to be used.
Alcohol won't affect IUDs, implants, the ring, or the patch either.
Implants such as Nexplanon and shots such as Depo Provera are considered long acting, with the implant lasting up to three years and the shot three months. These methods, which can also be used to help control heavy, painful, or irregular periods, should not affect long-term fertility.