Does gedarel 20/150 pill cause breast enlargement?
How our community feel they have been impacted by breast enlargement on gedarel 20/150 pill
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None or not sure
47%
Quite a bit
21%
A lot
13%
A bit
12%
A great deal
8%
Out of the 126 reviews for gedarel 20/150 pill, 0 people (0%) reported breast enlargement.
Reviewers that reported breast enlargement as a side effect
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Used for 8+ yr
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
I had terrible experiences (bouts of acne) around age 17/18 with higher dose pills like Yasmin. Eventually settled on Marvelon and was put onto Gedarel (higher dosage) when there were stock issues. After 2 years I moved to the lower dose of Gedarel, and had a relatively positive experience with it for around 5 years but things have worsened recently. Side effects have been; spots around chin around end of pill pack, some spotting when taking back-to-back, lower sex-drive. More significant side-effects have been water-retention/weight gain and boob size increase. I am now thinking about coming off Gedarel as I have noticed the side effects have become more dramatic and all other things are equal - my boobs change massively in size throughout the course of a pack of pills, they are tender, and my weight is also massively fluctuating (I assume from water retention - between 55 - 60kg within the month). I am very active and generally healthy, if anything I am less stressed and have a healthier lifestyle now than I did a few years ago, yet the frequent changes to my body are making me feel uncomfortable in my own skin.
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Used for 3 - 5 yr
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 13th Nov 23
Positives: 1. in my last year on this my acne was almost none existent, which was a massive an improvement from when I started it. 2. My periods were also shorter (4-5 days), and my last day bleeding was very light. 3. Not 1 pregnancy scare the whole 3 years, completely protected!! Negatives: 1. no sex drive, I was told this wasn’t a result of the pill but of my mood & life. I can vouch this was incorrect because I’m now 3 months off the pill & my sex drive is through the roof. 2. My mood was always flat, I had happy moments but generally life felt pretty grey 3. My heavy period days were just as heavy & crampy as pre-pill. 4. Exhaustion & lower back pain pre-period. 5. Weight gain & obsession with food, always felt hungry. Overall this pill wasn’t bad as I just got used to the symptoms, but since being off it I genuinely cant believe that I was that shell of a person for the 3 years on it, and the 6 years before that that I was on other contraception.
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 24th Aug 23
It took a couple of months for initial symptoms to improve after beginning this pill, and I have taken it continuously for all except the first cycle. The first cycle was a disaster, I cried for 48 hours of the pill break, and haven't taken one since! No spotting since then, and I've noticed some weight gain and hair loss but nothing drastic.
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Gedarel 20/150 pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
68% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported tender breasts
59% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported period like cramps
53% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
50% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported lower back pain
48% of gedarel 20/150 pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge