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 great deal
3%
A lot
3%
Out of the 2755 reviews for the combined pill, 588 people (21%) reported thrush.
Reviewers that reported thrush as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 5 - 8 yr
24 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
Was on this pill for around 7 years from the age of 15. Worked fairly well. The main side effects I experienced were bleeding during sex, chronic thrush, fatigue and low libido. After around 5 years I started peeing a lot during the night which led me to believe that it caused some insulin resistance. The pharmacies where I lived stopped supplying it so I ended up switching to another pill.
Decreased sex drive
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 12 - 18 mo
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2nd Feb 26
Zoely was brilliant for managing my cyclical mood symptoms and essentially stopped my periods which was great in the context of endometriosis. I had no period pain on this pill. However unfortunately I struggled with significant vaginal dryness which honestly felt like perimenopause and made sex intolerable. I also noticed significant hair loss, but I can’t say 100% if this was Zoely or due to life stress.
Somewhat positive mood
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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