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What Causes Irregular Periods And Back Pain While On Nexplanon?

Hello,I am on Nexplanon birth control and have been for about 7 months now. My doctor assured me that I would not get pregnant with this birth control. I had very irregular bleeding for a while, then my doctor put me on Sprintec to make my periods more regular. I finished the Sprintec probably about a month or two ago and haven t had a period since. I know that irregular bleeding and no periods are a very common side effect to Nexplanon, but I also seem to be having some back pain and my nipples are a little sore. I saw that these were some side effects to the Nexplanon, but I just wanted to make sure what a lot of the symptoms were for Nexplanon. I was also told that the side effects usually mirrored pregnancy side effects as well so I just wanted to know if that was the case. Once again, my doctor assured me that I would not get pregnant with this birth control so I just want to make sure that these side effects are normal with the implant. Thank you!
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Hello,

Slight irregularities are quite common with birth control implants especially on the initial days of insertion.

Generally, it will settle by time. If the periods are persistently irregular, an ultrasound may be taken to rule out possibilities like PCOS.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Irregular Periods And Back Pain While On Nexplanon?

Hello, Slight irregularities are quite common with birth control implants especially on the initial days of insertion. Generally, it will settle by time. If the periods are persistently irregular, an ultrasound may be taken to rule out possibilities like PCOS. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician