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A member asked:

Im overweight and on implanon, ive only had 1period,been having weird symptoms.what could be wrong?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Joyce Pastore answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Implanon: Some women have very mild to no periods on Implanon. That is normal. Not sure what your weird symptoms are. Please explain further.

Dr Husar agreed

Answered 7/28/2016

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Nothing wrong: Implanon contains a progestin hormone that thins the lining of the uterus. It is not unusual to have infrequent period. Having said that, I do advise a pregnancy test just to be sure.

Dr Husar agreed

Answered 5/19/2015

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