Cloe thought irregular bleeding would be the main side effect from her implant
Cloe Westerway, 22, Clyde, Vic
Sitting down with my GP, my mum Bec, then 38, and I hoped to find the right contraceptive for me.
I’d been on the contraceptive pill, but I often forgot to take it. So when I was 20, my doctor suggested a change.
‘I recommend the Implanon,’ they said.
Effective for three years, it was a 4cm-long plastic rod inserted in the upper arm. It’d release hormones that stop ovulation.
It sounded good to me and Mum, so I had the device inserted
