Hormonal coil (IUS) and hair loss
How our community feel they have been impacted by hair loss on hormonal coil (IUS)
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
96%
A bit
2%
Quite a bit
1%
A great deal
1%
A lot
0%
Out of the 813 reviews for hormonal coil (IUS), 30 people (4%) reported hair loss.
Reviewers that reported hair loss as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 6 - 12 mo
32 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
First few month I havent notice any side effects at all, but after like 4 months time it does get worst day by day with all the symptoms mentioned above, especially lower back pain. I always had a pain in there before coil but it was somehow managable but now not possible even rolling on bed to another side causing me a lot of pain. Plus the endo is still growing back and having full on period, I did agree to have this coil to stopthese 2 major symptoms of my endo but the the inflamaction in my body is still high with estrogen levels sky high so there is not reason for me to keep it in,the coil definetly didnt work on my stage 4 endo and adenomyosis and will be removed today after 9 months. Hope it will help to other people everyone body works differently It does seem synthetic hormones doesnt agree with me Had the same with birth control, had to come off due heavy period while on pills and pain was still present with huge side effects. Lasted on pills 3 years.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
36 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
The lack of periods has been nice. But I experiences a dramatic decrease in sex drive from the moment it was put it and it takes a lot to turn me on. 12 months in, I noticed a lot of hairs drop happening and now my hair is notably thinner with a lot of breaks - I'm considering whipping it out.
Decreased sex drive
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Used for 3 - 5 yr
31 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 27th Feb 25
I had the Kyleena twice. It worked very well for me in regulating and making my heavy periods lighter. It probably masked my symptoms of endometriosis for years, which was diagnosed after removing the coil and going hormone free for a while. A few months after having replaced the first IUD for the second one as it had nearly been five years, my relationship broke down and I no longer needed contraception. When I went to have the coil removed, my doctor saw that it had been dislodged, had moved downwards, and would have not protected against pregnancy. I had heavy cramps at the time which I did not link to the IUD until I learned about this. Due to endometriosis and not being able to take the pill anymore, I have recently gone for the Mirena. I hope that without period cup use this will stay in place. In terms of side effects, the Kyleena gave me adult acne but this was managed with prescription cremes. I also had hair loss for about a year with the onset of this side effect around month seven after insertion. While I lost a few kilograms following the insertion I also gained them back so I cannot judge whether it affected my overall weight. Other than that this method worked very well for me. While I feel slightly ambivalent after having dislodged a coil, I really hope that the Mirena will work just as well for me as the first Kyleena did.
Worse skin
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Hormonal coil (IUS) common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
63% 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
27% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported breast enlargement