I'm not sure what to think about birth control anymore. I was incredibly depressed on Yaz, but super regular and not hormonal at all. Now on Implanon, a completely different hormone, I am super depressive and hormonal. And neither helped ovarian cysts. So. I have no idea.
And nothing is going up my cervix. That skeeves me out so bad. Maybe because my cervix is sensitive anyway.
Implanon was very painful to insert. Lidocaine HURTS. It might numb things after, but in the meantime your arm is on FIRE and it HURTS. I am no whimp to pain, no whimp to needles, but after that experience I can't do needles anymore. And everything in the last 1.5 years has been terrible. No periods for 3 months, bleeding for a month straight. No periods for 2 weeks, bleeding for two. Terrible cramps and mood swings. I need it out.
I wish estrogen was available for long term use, but they are all progesterone. Even NuvaRing, I think. Me being depressive + Yaz making everyone depressed makes me think maybe try estrogen again. But I have no idea.