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
47%
A bit
20%
Quite a bit
16%
A lot
9%
A great deal
8%
Out of the 2501 reviews for the combined pill, 1323 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 - 6 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• today
It made my skin so bad i had painful cystic acne and minor mood swings but boobs were huge
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 days ago
This pill is great for hormonal acne and cleared my skin up relatively quickly. I did experience some weight gain at the time but unsure if it was pill related .
Improved skin
1 more effect
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
44% of the combined pill reviewers reported period like cramps
39% of the combined pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
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