Desogestrel pill and body hair increase
How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair increase on desogestrel pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
81%
A bit
11%
Quite a bit
4%
A great deal
3%
A lot
2%
Out of the 360 reviews for desogestrel pill, 70 people (20%) reported body hair increase.
Reviewers that reported body hair increase as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 12 - 18 mo
31 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 12th Apr 24
Overall after trying many different pills, this was the best, I started to have very depressive weeks so I stopped as I was afraid of some suicidal thoughts.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 30th Nov 23
First contraceptive pill I have tried in years. It made me have really bad thoughts and made me feel really depressed so had to come off it. If you live with mental health symptoms, please be weary of this potential side effect.
Very negative mood
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
17 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 31st Oct 23
kept periods at a normal level, just sometimes more frequently. extremely helped cramps, as i suffered very badly with them before. increased sex drive, and has not had much of an effect on my mood. i do have acne but i had acne before, and i can sometimes get rid of it.
Somewhat positive mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Desogestrel pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
53% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported tender breasts
44% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported period like cramps
43% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
42% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
38% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
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