Combined pill and tender breasts
How our community feel they have been impacted by tender breasts on the combined pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
48%
A bit
20%
Quite a bit
16%
A lot
9%
A great deal
8%
Out of the 2615 reviews for the combined pill, 1371 people (53%) reported tender breasts.
Reviewers that reported tender breasts as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 3 - 5 yr
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
For the first 2 years it was great. Then it got progressively worse, it severely affected my mental health and physical qualities of life too. Periods are so unpredictable by both pain and flow. As a contraceptive however, it works very well.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
Nice to stop menstruation but in no way worth it for the awful psychological impacts. Mental breakdowns were indeed had.
Very negative mood
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
24 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
My boobs have got so much bigger but my skin it completely cleared my awful awful acne and I have the clearest skin now.
Improved skin
1 more effect
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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