Hormonal coil (IUS) and body hair getting darker
How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair getting darker on hormonal coil (IUS)
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
87%
A bit
6%
Quite a bit
4%
A lot
1%
A great deal
1%
Out of the 837 reviews for hormonal coil (IUS), 107 people (13%) reported body hair getting darker.
Reviewers that reported body hair getting darker as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
22 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
So I’ve had the kyleena put in just over 2 years ago. For the first 18 months it was great, there was no side effects and my periods were getting lighter and less painful! After that, I started noticing quite a bit of hair loss during showers and brushing, visibly making my hair look thinner. I’ve always had thick hair so this was quite upsetting and I put it down to the stress I had during college. Now I’m in a new job that I’m loving, the hair loss hasn’t subsided. It’s still falling a lot everyday so I’m deciding to get the kyleena removed in a months time. I’ve been to the GP and got bloods done in which everything came back fine. So hopefully once I’ve the kyleena removed my hair will slowly start growing back :(
Very positive mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
37 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
I had this inserted and I was the worst pain ive ever experienced i kept telling the doctor to stop immediately after I blacked out from the pain kept being sick and it just got worser as the day went on I end up in ane with the same day and had it emergency removed. Never again will I have this would not recommend at all .
Top side effects not reported
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 13th May 25
Overall my periods were regular but once I got the coil I had very irregular periods and extra cramping. I also have frequent dizzy spells and headaches since it has been inserted. And I've seen an increase in spots and body hair since starting with the coil
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
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Hormonal coil (IUS) common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
62% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported period like cramps
44% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported tender breasts
40% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported vaginal discharge
29% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported lower back pain
26% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported breast enlargement