Hormonal coil (IUS) and tender breasts
How our community feel they have been impacted by tender breasts on hormonal coil (IUS)
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
57%
A bit
18%
Quite a bit
14%
A lot
6%
A great deal
5%
Out of the 886 reviews for hormonal coil (IUS), 383 people (43%) reported tender breasts.
Reviewers that reported tender breasts as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
35 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 day ago
The insertion process wasn’t pleasant and I found very painful however I will say it was very quick and the pain didn’t last. After leaving the doctors I felt fine apart from a little light headed but that was due to me stressing. The next day if I didn’t know if had it fitted I would be none the wiser as I felt normal and had no issues. Since then I have really liked not having to think about it, I had no periods at all but have started to get a day or so of spotting once a month at the 18 month mark and some light cramps. The only other negative to me is that it’s meant that I now always have to use lube for sex as it’s definitely affected dryness. The best overall contraception I have tried
Top side effects not reported
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Used for 3 - 6 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
Random cramps throughout the day, they suddenly stop and start again a few days later. Period almost completely gone, but random spotting through ovulation and calculated period days (on clue app). Very bad breast tenderness during ovulation and periods
Worse skin
1 more effect
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Used for 5 - 8 yr
27 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
I'm on my second Jaydess (been using it for almost 6 years now), before I was on the pill (estrogen+progesterone combination) for about 6 years. Insertion is no fun for me, other than that I can only recommend it. Compared to the pill I have much lighter periods, period pain has significantly decreased (I get a little abdominal discomfort+back pain a day before the start of my period, and that's it). Acne stayed about the same as on the pill. I get a little breast swelling/tenderness for about one week every cycle which I think has slightly increased compared to the pill but isn't so bad. Sex drive and mood stayed about the same, if anything, my mood has become more stable on Jaydess actually (but that could also be attributed to me growing up I guess). Overall I'm satisfied with it
Very positive mood
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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
43% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported tender breasts
39% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported vaginal discharge
30% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported lower back pain
27% of hormonal coil (IUS) reviewers reported breast enlargement
