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Injection and body hair increase

How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair increase on injection

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

84%

A bit

8%

Quite a bit

5%

A lot

2%

A great deal

2%

Out of the 293 reviews for injection, 48 people (16%) reported body hair increase.

Reviewers that reported body hair increase as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Injection  
Used for 6 - 12 mo
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 days ago

Injection  

Side effects are bad

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Worse skin

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
17 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 month ago

im not gaining weight is that normal?


Top side effects not reported

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  8th May 25

With the contraception I experience a lot of abdominal pains frequently


Somewhat negative mood

3 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Injection common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

43% of injection reviewers reported vaginal dryness

43% of injection reviewers reported tender breasts

39% of injection reviewers reported vaginal discharge

39% of injection reviewers reported lower back pain

38% of injection reviewers reported period like cramps


Possible injection side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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