Does desogestrel pill cause thrush?

How our community feel they have been impacted by thrush on desogestrel pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

84%

A bit

8%

Quite a bit

4%

A great deal

3%

A lot

2%

Out of the 280 reviews for desogestrel pill, 0 people (0%) reported thrush.

Reviewers that reported thrush as a side effect

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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
35 years old
Verified review
  •  today

I have been on the pill since I was 14 (now 35), i didn’t suffer from problematic periods, I wanted it for contraception only. I got put on the mini pill from combined three years ago (roughly). I didn’t want to go on the mini pill but was given no other options, I was told it was this or nothing.


Top side effects not reported

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Used for 5 - 8 yr
26 years old
Verified review
  •  27th Sep 22

So I have very mixed feelings about the mini pill! I was on it for 4 years without noticing any side effects. But about two years ago, I started getting recurrent thrush and severe ovulation cramps with irregular bleeding. I did a lot of tests to figure out why I suddenly kept on getting thrush and it turns out that the mini pill caused me to have vaginal atrophy which is a factor for recurring infections. After being prescribed oestrogen cream to compensate the side effects, I decided to stop hormonal contraception for the time being.


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Used for 3 - 5 yr
21 years old
Verified review
  •  31st Jul 22

I have mixed feelings about the mini pill. I started taking it in 2018 after trying a combined pill and at first I was over the moon. My periods had stopped, it didn’t cause the mood swings that the combined pill did etc. But now I’ve been on it for 4 years I am being affected by my low mood, loss of sex drive and breakthrough bleeding with severe cramps and breast tenderness. I’m looking to move away from hormonal contraceptives all together but this was probably one of the best of a bad bunch.


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Desogestrel pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

56% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported tender breasts

47% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

45% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

44% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported period like cramps

41% 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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