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Combined pill  
Used for 12 - 18 mo
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  today

Dretine pill  

This has by far been the best pill for me I love how confident and comfortable I feel

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Very positive mood

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Injection  
Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  today

Noristerat injection  

I experience mood swings, low libido, aura migraine, my face got darker than usual and I stopped seeing my period.


Very negative mood

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Progestogen-only / Mini pill  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
64 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 day ago

Progestogen-only / Mini pill  

Im a trans needing to help my breast fuller


Improved skin

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Progestogen-only / Mini pill  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
64 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 day ago

Progestogen-only / Mini pill  

Im a trans for estrogen therapy to help with my breast


Improved skin

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Progestogen-only / Mini pill  
Used for 3 - 5 yr
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 days ago

Cerelle pill  

Good experience, not experienced many side effects.


Somewhat positive mood

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Progestogen-only / Mini pill  
Used for 3 - 6 mo
41 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 days ago

Slynd pill  

I have suffered with PMDD for years and Slynd has been a game changer for me- my PMDD has vanished completely! I’ve had very few side effects, literally some minor spotting at the start and a very slightly oiler hair. I’d say my sex drive is a little bit lower than before but not a huge difference. My skin is completely normal (other mini pills have given me acne but on Slynd my skin is as nice as always). The biggest positive impact has been on my mental health. I no longer get mood swings (unless I miss a pill) and my periods have completely stopped. I take my pills back to back (I skip the sugar pills) to keep my moods stable across the cycle. It’s such an amazing pill, I hope they will eventually licence this for PMDD so it can help lots of other women (slynd has the same progesterone as the combined pill Yaz which is licenced in the US for PMDD).


Very positive mood

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

Slynd pill  

I stayed off of contraception for 6 years following bad experiences with desogestrel and the combined pill. I was very very hesitant before taking Slynd and thought about it/researched for months before finally taking it. I have mild PCOS and endometriosis, my periods were completely unmanageable and would stop my life for a week and a half each month and I knew i needed to take action so that I could live a more normal life. My first 4 months on Slynd I had a lot of spotting, the first 2 months i had periods lasting 2 weeks (but farrrr less heavy than usual and no pain) after this time my periods stopped all together. I have previously suffered with acne but have taken roaccutane to get rid of it so I know i am susceptible to bad skin, I would say my skin is slightly worse than it was before taking slyd however, its not bad and it doesn't out weigh the pros of the pill for me. My sex drive is a bit less and I have a very dry throat now and need to constantly drink water (not a bad thing i guess) I have actually lost weight too. I believe this is due to being able to regularly exercise without my hormones/period taking over half of each month and I no longer have the crazy PMS food cravings. I dont think this is a permanent solution to endometriosis at all but it has definitely improved my quality of life drastically and i'm glad I stuck with it and didn't give up in the first 4 months due to the spotting.


Very positive mood

2 more effects

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Patch  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  5 days ago

Evra patch  

The Evra patch has been a good choice for me so far, and it’s my first time on birth control! I would say the only downfall is around the edge of the patch gets dirty from adhesive, and that it’s nerve racking to swim a lot in fear it will come off! I went on vacation and was nervous but I used a tagaderm to keep it on when swimming!


Top side effects not reported

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Progestogen-only / Mini pill  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
40 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  5 days ago

Noriday pill  

I switched to Noriday to stop the irregular bleeding and spotting I developed on Desogestrel/Cerelle. After eight years without periods on Desogestrel, I began having irregular bleeding at 40 — two periods a month plus spotting in between. Once I changed to Noriday, the chaotic bleeding stopped immediately, and the brain fog and fatigue also lifted. I suspect these symptoms were linked to perimenopause, and they’ve settled since starting Noriday. Ideally, I’d prefer no period at all, but having a predictable three-day period on Noriday is far better than the chaotic bleeding I had on Desogestrel.


Worse skin

1 more effect

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Progestogen-only / Mini pill  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
40 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  5 days ago

Noriday pill  

I switched to Noriday to stop the irregular bleeding and spotting I developed on Desogestrel/Cerelle. After eight years without periods on Desogestrel, I began having irregular bleeding at 40 — two periods a month plus spotting in between. Once I changed to Noriday, the chaotic bleeding stopped immediately, and the brain fog and fatigue also lifted. I suspect these symptoms were linked to perimenopause, and they’ve settled since starting Noriday. Ideally, I’d prefer no period at all, but having a predictable three-day period on Noriday is far better than the chaotic bleeding I had on Desogestrel lately.


Worse skin

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