Member Advice on Contraception

There are a variety of forms of Contraception available in the UK to all for free from family planning clinics, the advice is free and confidential, and you are guarenteed to be treated fairly and equally regardless of your age, sex, race or religion. The most common form of contraception in the UK is the condom, it is easy to use, and doesn't affect your body in the form of hormones etc. Its 98.9% affective at stopping pregnancies. The condom (for any youngsters who may be reading this for advice), is a latex sheath, which comes in a foil wrapped package, the condom goes over the penis and catches the sperm before it can enter the woman. ...  Read the complete review

I had that implanon and it drove my hormones mental, made me evil and working nightshifts and short sleeping pattern use to drive me over the edge. I had it removed stupid woman actually dug it out and scarred me.
I feel great i have normal periods, i have no period pains better now than when i was a teenager i am 37 and have normal periods, contraception is my choice. So no foreign parts coil, implanon etc in my body giving me grief.
I would not recommen it at all should be taken off the market, no wonder there is so many women out there with depression, tiredness etc its down to that awful implanon, trust me get rid of it i had imlanon for 6 years and it was hell. never again!!!

WHAT IS IT? The contraceptive implant, usually known by the name Implanon, is a small plastic rod that measures approximately 4mm by 2mm. It is implanted just under the skin in the upper arm and slowly releases synthetic hormones for 3 years. This release of hormones prevents ovulation and hence any possibility of pregnancy. INSERTION AND REMOVAL The rod is implanted after a local anaesthetic has been injected into where the implant will be. This numbs the skin and then the rod is placed under the skin with a large needle like implement. Once it has been inserted the implant should be easily felt through the skin. To remove the implant ...  Read the complete review

IMPLANON: The Implanon contraceptive implant is a progesterone-only method of birth control which has been widely publicised and prescribed in the UK. This is my account of the terrible effects using this method of birth control had on me. MY STORY: I had the Implanon inserted in January of 2005. Up to this point I was using a non-hormonal IUD (coil), but began to experience problems with this, the main ones being heavy periods and pain during and after sexual intercourse with my husband. My GP suggested that I try the Implanon, which looking back seems quite odd to me as he knew that I had had many problems in the past when using various forms of ...  Read the complete review

I had this put in about 18 months and taken out again after six months for reasons I will explain later. The product itself is a small white plastic strip that has roughly the same dimensions as a matchstick. It is called Implanon and is a subdermal (under the skin) implant fitted by a doctor. It works by releasing progestin which stops ovulation. It releases this steadily over 3 years at which point the implant is removed as it no longer functions as a contraceptive. I decided to try this method of contraception as I had suffered quite badly from side effects from various contraceptive pills. I was affected by mood swings to a great extent when ...  Read the complete review