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I've been on nexplanon (implant) for 1.5 months now with constant light bleeding. i have two months worth of left over falmina pills. use them too?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Nexplanon bleed: Irregular bleeding is an almost universal side effect of nexplanon. There is no normal time for your period on this birth control method. Irregular bleeding can be annoying but it does not mean that the method is not working. This side effect is very typical of Progesterone only birth control

Answered 9/15/2014

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