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Combined pill  
Used for 6 - 12 mo
16 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  today

Yasmin pill  

Very sore breast. Loss of sex drive. Breast enlargement. Weight gain.

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Somewhat positive mood

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Male condom  
Used for 12 - 18 mo
16 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  today

Male condom  

Breasts grow a lot. Lots of headaches. Little sex drive. Bleeding after intercourse. Very sore back. Weight gain


Somewhat negative mood

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Combined pill  
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 day ago

Gedarel 20/150 pill  

this pill was very good the first time i was on it around 3 years ago and i didn't feel much change in myself apart from being able to control my PMDD symptoms which was a positive. i tried some other pills and then got settled back on this and have been for just over a year. i find that this time round my sex drive is very low & i have very little interest in sex or anything of the sort. i also dont feel 100% like myself, not necessarily depressed but just not like me. i feel almost numb and i am very insecure about myself and my body image. i do struggle with mental health issues outside of the pill but i feel like i have periovuously been on pills that dont make me feel this way & the low sex drive is having an all round impact on how i feel towards myself. i take this pill for 3 months and then have a break. i like that i can have control over my breaks and it has also made my periods 3-4 days instead of 6-8 days. i am currently looking to change my pill to soemthing different as i no longer think this is working for me. i do believe that trying pills is so important to find what works for you so please don't be afraid if you're wanting to try this pill.


Somewhat negative mood

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Combined pill  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  4 days ago

Zoely pill  

The first weeks were fine, after that i got mood swings for 3 weeks. I either felt absolutely nothing, or was annoyed, angry or sad. When the moodswings stopped, i started getting headaches everyday. I'm now noticing hairloss too. I've almost been 3 months on this pill and have been terribly bloated everyday. I am getting off this pill.


Very negative mood

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Implant  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 week ago

Nexplanon implant  

I’ve had this implant twice now both times had side effects I couldn’t deal with first time I gained nearly 3 stone and this time I’m on the weight loss injection and it seems to be countering the weight gain but honestly I’m so emotional and insecure my partner is struggling to deal with my emotions and so am I


Somewhat negative mood

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Progestogen-only / Mini pill  
Used for 6 - 12 mo
43 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

Slynd pill  

A couple of months after starting Slynd I noticed a lot of hair in the plug hole after showering. I have fine but dense hair, so it took some time to realise just how much I was losing. I estimate I lost in a day what I previously would have lost in a week. The hairline behind my ears receded 2-3cm but otherwise I shed all over my head. My hair is now very thin, pony tail barely there, and my scalp is very visible if I wear my hair back. I think I have lost 2/3 of my hair at least. It is still falling out at the same rate a month after stopping it.


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Progestogen-only / Mini pill  
Used for 12 - 18 mo
35 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

Desogestrel pill  

I was on this mini pill for just over a year after switching from the combined pill. It slowly affected my mood to the point where my mood was constantly flat and I didn’t feel excited about anything. My libido was also very low. I felt a massive difference after stopping. Positives were I didn’t have periods often (every 6-8 weeks) and not much period pain. The 12 hour window to take the pill was also helpful when I sometimes forgot, as some other mini pills have shorter windows.


Very negative mood

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Implant  
Used for 6 - 12 mo
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

Nexplanon implant  

At first, my experience with the implant wasn't too bad as I was still 'wet' and moist, but over time my natural moisture has completely dwindled down to nearly nothing. This severe dryness is driving me absolutely insane because it honestly makes me feel like I have a post-menopausal vagina. Because of this, I am now changing back to the generic Desogestrel mini-pill, as I know from previous use that I at least had a normal, healthy white and milky discharge on that method. I am just stating my own personal experience here, and I still think that other people should definitely try the implant if they fancy a different form of birth control, because everyone's body reacts differently to the hormones. so yeah, thank u, next with the implant.


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Implant  
Used for 5 - 8 yr
31 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

Nexplanon implant  

Been on the implant for 6 years now, initially I was spotting for 6 months before it finally settled. Now much more lighter periods so I can cope better as previously really heavy and needed tranexamic acid to manage, mood is more level now also, very rarely get cramps which is a bonus, have gained a little weight and body hair, overall happy with it


Very positive mood

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Progestogen-only / Mini pill  
Used for 12 - 18 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

Slynd pill  

I’ve had no serious side effects and the ones I’ve had are very minimal and don’t affect me


Worse skin

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