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 2622 reviews for the combined pill, 209 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
36 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 days ago

I’m pleased with the lack of periods on this pill (despite the 4 day sugar pill break), and therefore the monthly pain from endometriosis. However, I have gained quite a lot of weight and often feel bloated, so I’m considering changing meds.

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Gained weight

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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

Lucette has worked well for me for managing period cramps and acne. However since starting it I've had an increase in back pain, a flare up of eczema that I've never had before, and I can't have caffeine without having a bad reaction. My sex drive has also decreased a lot.


Improved skin

2 more effects

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Used for 12 - 18 mo
27 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  17th Apr 25

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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Combined pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

52% of the combined pill reviewers reported tender breasts

48% of the combined pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

46% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

43% of the combined pill reviewers reported period like cramps

38% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness


Possible the combined pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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