Does implant cause body hair increase?
How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair increase on implant
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
85%
A bit
6%
Quite a bit
5%
A great deal
2%
A lot
2%
Out of the 566 reviews for implant, 0 people (0%) reported body hair increase.
Reviewers that reported body hair increase as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
23 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 20th Feb 24
I had the implant for over 2 and a half years. When I first went on this, I didn’t have a period for a couple months but then after that I had around a month long period, this was then paired with the combined pill to help it regulate a bit more. I then ended up usually going 3 months without a period and then 1 week of a period with 2-3 weeks of very light bleeding. This was okay. I then recently had my period and since then continued to bleed for over 3 months. I decided that I couldn’t deal with this anymore as it meant rarely even being able to have sex within my relationship. I was going to get it removed early and replaced but decided against it as I reflected on the past year and the side effects that I did actually have. A key one that only really began to affect me around 2 years into it was vaginal dryness and vaginitis which I didn’t even realise was a side effect until recently. Pain during sex sometimes but a decreased libido too. I had also been up and down with my emotions, sometimes I felt extremely emotional and other times like I had no emotions at all. It did seem to work well for the first couple years and maybe getting it removed and replaced early might have helped but I just felt like I wasn’t really happy on the implant anymore, my mood was a lot lower, especially with side effects in mind. Lots of my friends use it and find it really good, I just think it’s luck of the draw how it effects you!
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 24th Jul 23
I had the implant a few years back and it went really well.. My periods stopped, no weight gain and I took it out about 2 1/2 years in due to spotting and wanted to give my body a break. Went into the second thinking it would be the same experience... it was not! Bleeding for 2 weeks straight away (ruined all my underwear and bedsheets because I never knew when it had stopped!) Lower back pain pretty much constantly, ive put on weight super fast and feel awful in all my clothes due to what I think is severe water retention. Boobs have grown (not necessarily a bad thing) but are very tender. Headaches a lot more than usual. No energy. The worst side effect I have noticed is my anxiety, I haven't been anxious for a long time until I had my implant in, constantly feel on edge and mood is so up and down, a lot more emotional and body dysmorphia is at an all time high.
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 15th Jul 23
I switched to the implant 6 months ago because I had high blood pressure & anxiety from the pill, and even though there's been quite a lot of side affects I'm still happier with the implant than with the pill. As of the past 5 weeks, I haven't gotten my period at all and am thinking my body's finally gotten transitioned to the new hormone levels of the implant. But before now, I got HEAVY and long periods, lasting 5-6 weeks on end, intense cramping, minor hair growth (on my legs and bikini area mostly), and weight gain (I suddenly got HIPS and went up 2 breast cup sizes). I've learned to deal with the weight, I no longer get the intense cramps, and I lasered off the new hair (lol). My advice is to stick with the implant up to at least 6-12 months, even with horror side affects, because it could even out like it did for me.
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Implant common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
52% of implant reviewers reported tender breasts
44% of implant reviewers reported period like cramps
42% of implant reviewers reported vaginal discharge
38% of implant reviewers reported vaginal dryness
36% of implant reviewers reported breast enlargement