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I got the brith control implant in august and have had barely any periods just spotting, now ive had my period for 2 weeks. is this bad?
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Nexplanon: Nexplanon is a progesterone only contraceptive. As with all progesterone only contraceptives abnormal bleeding is the major side effect. This could be bleeding every day, no bleeding at all, anything in between. What you describe is entirely normal.
Answered 3/22/2020
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