I got the implant (Nexplanon) about two months ago, and I haven't had any noticeable major side effects. I had my period on time the month after I got it, but now I'm eight days late for my period. I know that the implant can stop your periods entirely, but how quickly does this happen, and is there any chance I could be pregnant (as I have had sex without a condom, but about a month after I got the implant)?
Nexplanon - How likely is it that I can get pregnant with the implant?
Question posted by GracieWorld on 4 Dec 2013
Last updated on 10 July 2021
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!!! So like I just have a question about something and If you can answer it then please do so cause I need some help!!!
Anyway all I wanted to know was if there's a chance you can get pregnant when your nearing your implant expiration date say on the last year or last months or so.
I lost the sticker my doctor gave me for the date it expires but it's supposed to be aug 20 either 2020 or 2021. And I just recently I've been having random headaches that all of a sudden escalate to severe nausea and it's like I really gotta throw up and my stomach doesn't feel normal type of sick but like idk its a different type of queasy , pure nauseated. I thought it was a regular headache so I took ibuprofen but out of nowhere I got all sick. And i gained weight too but even that is different too cause I know my body and where I put on weight due to poor eating habits and stuff like that .
But this weight is being put on other parts that I never had that issue with at all before. So I'm fat in random areas. Like chubby...
So that's why I want to know if u can get pregnant towards the last stretch before the expiration date. Or if i really was suppose to get it out aug 20 2020 and now that's why I could be pregnant... I Kno I sound stupid, like who forgets that type of stuff but I really wanna know still. So. Please if u can answer my question it be greatly appreciated.
No hormonal method of birth control is 100% guaranteed to prevent pregnancy, so I suggest you get a pregnancy test & test again in a few weeks, if negative.
If you were due for it to be changed in August this year, then you could definitely be pregnant.
If it is not due to be changed until Aug next year then pregnancy is unlikely, but not impossible.
So I have a concern too, I’ve been on nexplanon for almost 2 years and I’ve noticed that I’ve been spotting, but it’s not enough to notice on toilet paper but it’s in my cervical mucus and I haven’t spotted since I first started nexplanon. Could this be a sign of pregnancy? My bf and I do use protection but idk I’ve never experienced this before.
According to the nexplanon web site you have less then a 1% chance of conceiving
I hadn't gotten my period at all on nexplanon so I thought everything was normal until I started experiencing other side effects. Turns out I'm that 1% of people who got pregnant on nexplanon. It is RARE but it CAN and DOES happen.
The Last Period I had was 2 weeks before I got implant. I have had it for 2 years without a period. I am due to have it removed in February 2019. I was told by my doctor to use a condom for 7 days after the implant, after that i would be completely protected. I really hope this helps you.
Yes you can become pregnant whilst having an implant in. I have the implant in and I have just found out that I am infact 7 weeks pregnant at present.
My advise to you be, to always to take extra precaution.
I was wondering, what was your results? Did you get pregnant or was it just the side effects from the implant? I’m experiencing quite the same symptoms as you are.
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If i was u i would go to the doc. just to make sure but its not likely ever women is completly different so u have to be extra careful and know your body. Always best to have a professionals opinion so you won't be stressed. Stress can cause you to have late or even missed period.
I an due to get mine out August 2019, thats my 4 year mark but my period is late, and I feel differently, I really can't explain it but I recently turned 18 and I really don't know if I'm just scaring myself or if I should be worried, most people say it stops working after 3 years. Help please.
Hey everyone I'm really concerned and would really appreciate some help.
I had my implant renewed couple years ago and my periods went on as normal, I'm quite irregular but for the past couple of weeks I have been hardly bleeding like just the tip of the tampon is used and that's it and I have never had that before whilst being on th implant.
I have been feeling sick and really dizzy in the mornings, and somtimes not being able to keep my food down ( I have an acidic stomach so I'm used to my body sometimes rejecting food, I'm not bullimic or anything like that. But I have been sick mor often than usual ) I find it difficult to sleep. And the bottom of my stomach has become really stiff like pregnancy stiff and a strange shape, I have been pregnant before so I roughly know what to look out for.
I'm really hungry at the moment. And my boobs have go bigger.
But I'm hoping one of you can shed some light on how I been feeling, have others had it to?
I'm wondering what you happened to find out. I had sex with a condom about a month before I got it taken out. I've been off of it about two months now and I haven't had my period. When I was on it, for about a year, I had a mom-stop period. I feel extra tired and my body aches and my breasts are sore and seem bigger and my abdomen has been hurting inside, not quite like cramps, but it hurts. I think I've gained stomach weight too. I've taken maybe four pregnancy tests and they were all negative, but I'm still paranoid. It just doesn't really make sense when I was on the implant and used a condom.
ive been on this since April 2015. Now im bleeding and feeling fluttering in my stomach along with bleeding and tender breasts. Ive taken home preg tests and theyre negative. Is is possible that the implant could cause the tests to show neg even if you are really pregnant???
HI I had my implant put in in Jan 2015 so it's been nearly 2 years started having some normal periods then met my partner in Jan 2016 and for about 2 months now I've had unexplained bleeding as well as a slight period but nothing to drastic just spotting more than anything! Anyway over the 2 months I've done 5 tests 4 negative and 1 with nothing as it didnt read now I have a scan on Wednesday what the doctor order not a pregnancy one but just an ultrasound I just want peoples opinion really I can freely something moving I feel tired all day everyday sick when I wake feeling sick all day everyday just no energy I feel how I felt with my first daughter but I can feel something moving get what feels like something sticking in my ribs even when not doing nothing and even my mates have mentioned my tummy is moving and stinking out in places when I press my tummy is soft but hard under?
That is what is happening to me now I be feeling something move in my stomach i have to use the restroom all day long I feel sick all day long
My daughter was on that nexplanon and she just found out she is pregnant so there is that chance
How long did she have the nexplanon in before she got pregnant?
How long did she have it?
How much was she sexually active? And how long did she have the implant?
So to everyone who is worried of being pregnant whilst on the implanon; don't be too worried. The proper use for a birth control such as this one is to make the body think it is pregnant. Some women will have a period normally up until the three months mark; then your period may disappear. This just depends on how your body will personally take to the birth control. Some of you may experience symptoms of pregnancy during the process of the implanon but it just means it is working and doing its job; it tricks the body into thinking you are already pregnant so there is no way you can actually be pregnant.
I'vee had the implanon in 2012 and got it out in 2015, once it expired I got the nexplanon its been a year now. I have been dealing with alot of things. Like Ph unbalanced, yeast infections. Now I'm dealing with pelvic pain and I notice my stomach getting bigger. I'm nervous I might be pregnant or just bloating cause I'm on my period. But, I bleed with my first child then I found out I was pregnant. So now im really nervous. I say a week ago I was having pain moving my arm where my nexplanon is inserted at. Any suggestions??or help...
what were your results for the nexplanon ?
Few months on and I'm all ok it turned up but I'm now having periods for to long and my doctor is concerned that my bodies iron levels etc with suffer as well as I'm experiencing pain in my arm and around the implant I've been put on the pill to try help these issues then will see whether it needs removing as it might not be the right contraception for me
I've had so much bleeding they put me on oral birth control to even my hormone levels it helped but soon as I stopped back to bleeding a month or two then I'm off for a month or two
I've been on the implant September or October of 2015 and I have noticed that my breast are hurting/tender. I've never had any type of symptoms when I was pregnant with my daughter back in 2013. I can't be around meat because of the smell... for it makes me sick to my stomach and I was like that back in 2013. Since I been on the implant I only had 6 periods... and they lasted about 2 weeks with each period.
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birth control, contraception, pregnancy, side effect, period, nexplanon, implant
Further information
- Nexplanon uses and safety info
- Nexplanon prescribing info & package insert (for Health Professionals)
- Side effects of Nexplanon (detailed)
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