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 2786 reviews for the combined pill, 593 people (21%) reported thrush.

Reviewers that reported thrush as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 6 - 12 mo
16 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  5 days ago

Very sore breast. Loss of sex drive. Breast enlargement. Weight gain.

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Somewhat positive mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  24th Jun 26

Lost some weight, went up a cup size, felt the same as I did before going on BC. Struggled with recurring thrush and UTIs due to the strength of the pill and now no longer take.


Increased sex drive

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
27 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  21st May 26

If you gave up looking for any birth control because of the side effects, give Drovelis your last chance. I could not believe that such a pill exists anymore, given that every other pill made my face go full baboon's behinds. I have to take some contraception because of endometriosis. I'm taking it continuously without withdrawal days to stop my period completely. My symptoms are non-existent and my ovarian cysts have even shrinked so much they're not visible on the ultrasound anymore. From time to time, spotting occurs, sometimes not stopping for weeks. In that case, it's time to take a withdrawal period and let the uterus clean itself. I do this 2-3 times a year. The period cramps are noticeable but manageable. The biggest downside I am struggling is often reocurrence of candidiasis which is extremely uncomfortable, but given the circumstances it's the best thing I could ask for. I'm trying to manage with probiotics and autovaccines but to no avail.


Very positive mood

2 more effects

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

37% 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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