Combined pill and body hair increase
How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair increase on the combined pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
89%
A bit
6%
Quite a bit
4%
A lot
1%
A great deal
1%
Out of the 2672 reviews for the combined pill, 298 people (11%) reported body hair increase.
Reviewers that reported body hair increase as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
15 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 4 days ago
I have been on this pill for about 2 months and already have had a far better experience then I had on my pervious on.How ever the only think I have really noticed a difference is my appetite has increased quite a bit .surprisingly I was preparing myself for my sex drive to completely change and lose it all but it has actually been somewhat the same
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
40 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
I'd take microgynon over this pill any day. I'm surprised that a lower dose pill has more unpleasant side effects. Bloating, fluid retention, extreme sickness the first couple of days followed by an insatiable appetite on day 3 plus mood swings and just feeling horrendous.
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 11th Sep 25
Eloine completely cleared up the acne I had for 6 years! I would definitely reccomend it, although I will say that when I first started using it I had very intense mood swings but I think that’s normal due to the hormone change.
Somewhat positive mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
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
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