Combined pill and body hair getting darker
How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair getting darker on the combined pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
92%
A bit
4%
Quite a bit
2%
A lot
1%
A great deal
1%
Out of the 2566 reviews for the combined pill, 207 people (8%) reported body hair getting darker.
Reviewers that reported body hair getting darker as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 12 - 18 mo
27 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
Please consider the effects AFTER you stop taking Yaz or Eloine (same pill different brand). I never had acne or even spots my whole life and 4 months after stopping Yaz I got post-pill acne. My whole face is red and scarred and there isn’t a part of it that isn’t swollen and bumpy with cystic acne. If I could show you photos you would immediately think twice about trying an anti-androgen contraceptive like Yaz/eloine. I have tried everything with my derm to cure the acne but I wish I had known before taking yaz that this might happen when I stopped. I’m honestly devastated. It’s now been two years since I stopped yaz..
Very negative mood
3 more effects
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
Good pill, not a lot of mood changes however when I took a break from it for a few months my mood improved so much that I almost didn’t go back. This is my second time trying it so I hope it doesn’t affect me too much
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 12th Mar 25
I was on this pill just shy of a month. I was bloating on the first day of use. I noticed the first week my mental state was horrible very agitated, flat and no energy. I did notice after the first few weeks my skin was definitely clearing up. I get hormonal acne. I had reduced hair loss (from endometriosis) and no ovulation pain. 3rd week in I started to get a sharp pain in the calf. Subsided then came back worse. So decided to stop taking it all together because leg pain wasn't worth the possibility of a blood clot. Three days off the pill the leg pain completely disappeared. Definitely was not the pill for me. Cons- Low mood Low sex drive Joint pain Sore lower back Constant bloating Extreme calf pain Insomnia Nausea Chest hypertension Pros- Clearer skin Less hair loss No ovulation pain
Very negative mood
2 more effects
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0 comments
Combined pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
53% of the combined pill reviewers reported tender breasts
48% of the combined pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
47% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
43% of the combined pill reviewers reported period like cramps
39% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness