Desogestrel pill and vaginal discharge
How our community feel they have been impacted by vaginal discharge on desogestrel pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
60%
A bit
19%
Quite a bit
9%
A lot
8%
A great deal
5%
Out of the 412 reviews for desogestrel pill, 167 people (41%) reported vaginal discharge.
Reviewers that reported vaginal discharge as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 day ago
I wanted birth control to calm down or stop my painful periods. I was put on denestrogel as my gp wasn't comfordable putting me on oestrogen due to migranes. the first two weeks were great, then i started getting cramping but no bleeding. all that i saw was brown discharge for another week before i started bleeding. i didnt stop bleeding for the three months I was on it. completely ruined my sex drive as I was bleeding all the time and all of my underwear got ruined. I couldnt use a pad or tampon as the bleed wasn't heavy enough. it really started to affect my mood that i stopped taking it halfway through my third month on it because i was getting so distressed was really dissapointing as I saw so many good reviews on it and loved that it had a 12 hr forgetfulness window.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
Completely ruined my skin and gave me awful acne after already suffering with it for years. Also gave me horrible headaches and migraines. Would never recommend this to anyone.
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 30th Dec 25
it has helped massively with my cramps which is the reason i was put onto it. my tender breasts and spotting are what i have struggled with the most
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
3 comments
Desogestrel pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
52% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported tender breasts
46% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported period like cramps
42% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
41% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
36% of desogestrel pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
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