Hormonal birth control makes me bleed/spot so lightly that I wouldn't be able to use tampons and I'd be lost without discs.

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This is just a random menstrual-discs-are-amazing appreciation post. I've been on Nexplanon (the birth control arm implant) for a little over 7 years now, and since I've been using it for so long now, I'm starting to bleed a little more often and a little heavier now than I used to. I still bleed too lightly to be able to use tampons (they feel sooo painful if you're not bleeding enough and come out dry, IYKYK), and I HATE external protection like pads. It's so nice to put a disc in without it hurting when I'm bleeding so little. Do you use your disc on your super light days?

Posted Mar 5, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC

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