Hormonal coil (IUS) and vaginal dryness
How our community feel they have been impacted by vaginal dryness on hormonal coil (IUS)
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
78%
A bit
12%
Quite a bit
5%
A lot
3%
A great deal
3%
Out of the 789 reviews for hormonal coil (IUS), 171 people (22%) reported vaginal dryness.
Reviewers that reported vaginal dryness as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
Mostly happy but dryness is a big issue, making sex uncomfortable and sometimes not possible. No other issues so will persist but was not an expected side effect!
Somewhat positive mood
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
Kept me from becoming pregnant but at a very high cost... Extreme cramps throughout the month, even after removing the original coil (it was seen to be in the wrong place via ultrasound) and replaced with new one. Pain actually got worse as time went on, after about 8 months I had to get it out as the cramps were debilitating and extreme. I also had a migraine for the first time in my life, and often experienced dizziness and nausea. I also had a patch of recurring thrush infections which was hard to get over as it was so stubborn. The only positive sides were the reduction in bleeding/periods and lack of pregnancy. I will never use a coil again.
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
1 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 28th Aug 24
I tried the Kyleena coil for nearly 6 months. I previously tried a wide variety of contraception methods but nothing agreed with me. This was the worst one. Even during my sixth month of having it, the pain was like nothing I've experienced before. Very painful during sex. Hot flushes frequently. Heavy bleeding for the majority of the time I had the coil. Awful cramps. Constantly tired to the point I was napping on breaks at work. I'd sleep for 13 hours at a time and still feel tired. The only positive was that my mood didn't seem to change.
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
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