Our doctor says she NEVER recommends the norplant because the risks are quite high. It is a higher level of hormone than she feels is needed and it can break, and also it has a rejection risk. all of this is straight from her mouth - I have done no verification of it.
I know the depo-provera shot can cause horrendous migraines, but does provide 3 month coverage. There are all sorts of pills that are taken daily, each made up of different amounts of hormones. Some of the pills eliminate the period, which I think many females would jump and cheer over, LOL, because it can be quite painful.
Condoms are a BIG deal here. WAAYYY back in the late 80s I did AIDS/HIV education/awareness rallies, including demos on how to properly put a condom on. We used anatomical models, cucumbers, big carrots, etc... Usually had 5 or more of us there ready to help - this was in Austin at the University of Tx. OF COURSE there were religious protestors in booths right next to us each time, but we all got along quite well, surprisingly.
We spoke to my daughter's gyn about hormones for her, not because any fear of sex, preg or disease, but because her periods are really really rough. She is not a candidate for ANY type of hormone treatment. Period. (This was even before we knew she had epilepsy, since the NO has gotten even stronger)
There are some real risks with hormones. Strokes, heart problems, and so many more. My daughter has migraines where her hands get tingly or go numb. This is called "neural involvement" according to both her docs and mine (I had it from an very early age with-my migraines also). If you have migraines with any tingling or loss of feeling in one hand then you are totally NOT a candidate for hormonal birth control.
My daughter's epilepsy would also make hormones a "no". And two negs don't make a positive, unlike in math!
With norplant and the depo shot, taking antibiotics can mean you can still get pregnant. So that can be a problem that docs overlook or forget, AND that it would be somewhat easy for a young woman to forget.
There are a LOT of risks to hormonal birth control, but there are to a lot of other things also. Do some research. LISTEN to your child. It may not be popular, but if your daughter is against the implant, I wouldn't force it. I would make sure that there were condoms in the house though, that she could get to with-o asking or explaining.
Personally, I even showed my older 2 all the "how tos" with condoms. thank you is still too young, but he will be shown too. and it IS unusual here, at least among parents I know, for a mom to do that. But I even now stick a box of condoms in my oldest son's bathroom occasionally (he lives with my parents for certain reasons, and they have no objections).
I am sorry you feel such pressure about the implant. It is a tough thing for a dad to consider.
One thing to remember is that it is entirely possible that hormonal because won't work for a woman. I could not have conceived my kids WITHOUT birth control pills. And it is not as uncommon as the pill companies want you to think.