Evra patch and thrush

How our community feel they have been impacted by thrush on evra patch

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

88%

A bit

8%

Quite a bit

2%

A lot

2%

A great deal

1%

Out of the 121 reviews for evra patch, 15 people (13%) reported thrush.

Reviewers that reported thrush as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 3 - 6 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  6 days ago

noticed that the side effects were less or more intense depending on where i put the patch on my body. i used to have it on my arm and had intense nausea nonstop and after putting on my hip/ bum it stopped. also cystitis symptoms however i’m not sure if they are related

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Very negative mood

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 6 mo
44 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  22nd Feb 25

Breast tenderness and headaches


Decreased sex drive

0 helpful

1 comments

Used for 6 - 12 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  9th Nov 24

I mean, it did its job and I'm not pregnant. However, after 6 months of use, my periods started being irregular, I was starting them on the patch and stopping midway through patch free week, which was very annoying. The biggest issue was when I bled for a month constantly. They run all the tests, nothing was wrong with my body - it was the patch causing it and I was told to change the method. Now I'm on a Ring, let's see how it goes...


Very negative mood

1 helpful

0 comments

Evra patch common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

51% of evra patch reviewers reported breast enlargement

49% of evra patch reviewers reported tender breasts

37% of evra patch reviewers reported period like cramps

36% of evra patch reviewers reported nausea or vomiting

31% of evra patch reviewers reported vaginal discharge


Possible evra patch side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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