Combined pill and thrush

How our community feel they have been impacted by thrush on the combined pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

79%

A bit

9%

Quite a bit

6%

A lot

3%

A great deal

3%

Out of the 2614 reviews for the combined pill, 563 people (22%) reported thrush.

Reviewers that reported thrush as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Combined pill  
Used for 3 - 5 yr
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 week ago

Combined pill  

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.

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Very negative mood

2 more effects

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

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

I’ve never had Thrush before and went on this pill 2 months ago and got it within the first 20 days of using it. I’ve also felt nauseas everyday since maybe the first week into it. Will symptoms subside? I really hope so. I havent bled but I was on the depo injection for the last year so its normal for it to take a while to bleed again.


Gained weight

0 helpful

1 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


Possible the combined pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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