Combined pill and decreased sex drive

How our community feel the combined pill has affected their sex drive

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Decreased sex drive

46%

No change

31%

Don't know

16%

Out of the 2586 reviews for the combined pill, 1191 people (46%) reported decreased sex drive.

Reviewers that reported decreased sex drive as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  6 days ago

Gave me cystitis all the time and even after coming off I keep getting it after seeing a specialist they told me it’s due to the The pill, lowering my oestrogen

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Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 5 yr
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 week ago

I thought i had gotten on well with Gedarel, didn’t have side effects really and took it continuously to not have periods which only about every 6mnths got beeak-through bleeding, the periods during a pill break were getting heavier each time though. only after coming off it and changing to the mini pill did I realise my sez drive was affected by it as it came back to my normal and my mood felt more stable generally also? The reason for switching was because I had one really bad migrane (and no history of it)


Somewhat positive mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

I really didn't like this pill. It caused my mood to plummet, and I gained weight on it.


Very negative mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

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

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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