Copper coil (IUD) and body hair getting darker
How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair getting darker on copper coil (IUD)
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
97%
A bit
2%
A great deal
1%
Quite a bit
0%
A lot
0%
Out of the 571 reviews for copper coil (IUD), 20 people (4%) reported body hair getting darker.
Reviewers that reported body hair getting darker as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
31 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 29th Feb 24
Somewhat negative mood
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 6 - 12 mo
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1st Jul 23
I love love love the copper coil, don't get me wrong. It is hormone free which was massively important to me and I don't have to remember to take anything. I just find the heavy periods very difficult to cope with, so you have to be prepared for that.
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 12 - 18 mo
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 17th Mar 23
An okay birth control, however the side effects of heavy periods was so not worth it for me My periods lasted 10 to 14 Days it was horrible I would go through a tampon or a sanitary towel every two hours without birth control my period would only last 5 days at the most why should women have their periods doubled it’s so draining so glad this is out my body now never again I only had it in for 18 months I’m planning on coming of birth control all together and going to use the natural cycles method want to be in tune with my own body and hormones.
Somewhat positive mood
6 helpful
0 comments
Copper coil (IUD) common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
75% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported period like cramps
42% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported vaginal discharge
41% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported lower back pain
34% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported tender breasts
19% of copper coil (IUD) reviewers reported thrush
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