Does implant cause thrush?
How our community feel they have been impacted by thrush on implant
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
78%
A bit
9%
Quite a bit
6%
A great deal
4%
A lot
2%
Out of the 566 reviews for implant, 0 people (0%) reported thrush.
Reviewers that reported thrush as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 5 - 8 yr
29 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 10th Mar 24
Had continuous bleeding a few months into using the implant (have had two implants, replaced after 3 years) and had to supplement by also taking progesterone only pill.
Top side effects not reported
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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!
Top side effects not reported
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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