Desogestrel pill and period like cramps

How our community feel they have been impacted by period like cramps on desogestrel pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

55%

A bit

19%

Quite a bit

14%

A lot

7%

A great deal

6%

Out of the 401 reviews for desogestrel pill, 180 people (45%) reported period like cramps.

Reviewers that reported period like cramps as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 1 - 3 mo
24 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

Since i was 18 i tried 7 different contraception methods (pills and nuvaring). However i had diagnosed migraines, but none of the OBGYNs i was seeing though this was a concern. Now i am 24 and i finally found a competent OBGYN thanks to my friend. She was the only one who really looked through and studied my medical history and suggested taking desogestrel for my ovarian cysts and corpus luteum cyst, which were more rare occasion. I started my second pack today and i’m scared to jinx but the last two weeks were amazing. The first two weeks were a hell, i had bleeding for quite some time and then spotting for a week or more. Now i don’t have any spotting, my sex drive is the same, i am happy and i feel like i even started to lose weight. I am planning to update my story next month to see how my body would feel on these pills.

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Somewhat positive mood

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 6 mo
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 month ago

It feels nice not having a period. But I’ve noticed I’ve become more spotty , I sweat more also & get thrush


Somewhat positive mood

3 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 6 - 12 mo
24 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  23rd Jul 25

I’m was happy with the mini pill as I took it while breastfeeding my son, however as soon as I weaned him my periods came back but they were all over the place. I bled for nearly 2 weeks straight then it finally stopped, but only for 3 days then it started again. If it wasn’t for this issue I’d have kept using the mini pill but I couldn’t deal with it anymore as it was preventing me from living my life normally


Somewhat positive mood

0 helpful

0 comments

Desogestrel pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

52% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported tender breasts

45% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported period like cramps

42% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

41% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

37% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness


Possible desogestrel pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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