Kyleena coil and hair loss
How our community feel they have been impacted by hair loss on kyleena coil
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
92%
Quite a bit
4%
A bit
3%
A great deal
2%
Out of the 135 reviews for kyleena coil, 11 people (8%) reported hair loss.
Reviewers that reported hair loss as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
22 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
So I’ve had the kyleena put in just over 2 years ago. For the first 18 months it was great, there was no side effects and my periods were getting lighter and less painful! After that, I started noticing quite a bit of hair loss during showers and brushing, visibly making my hair look thinner. I’ve always had thick hair so this was quite upsetting and I put it down to the stress I had during college. Now I’m in a new job that I’m loving, the hair loss hasn’t subsided. It’s still falling a lot everyday so I’m deciding to get the kyleena removed in a months time. I’ve been to the GP and got bloods done in which everything came back fine. So hopefully once I’ve the kyleena removed my hair will slowly start growing back :(
Very positive mood
3 more effects
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Used for 12 - 18 mo
36 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 4th Mar 25
The lack of periods has been nice. But I experiences a dramatic decrease in sex drive from the moment it was put it and it takes a lot to turn me on. 12 months in, I noticed a lot of hairs drop happening and now my hair is notably thinner with a lot of breaks - I'm considering whipping it out.
Decreased sex drive
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Used for 3 - 5 yr
31 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 27th Feb 25
I had the Kyleena twice. It worked very well for me in regulating and making my heavy periods lighter. It probably masked my symptoms of endometriosis for years, which was diagnosed after removing the coil and going hormone free for a while. A few months after having replaced the first IUD for the second one as it had nearly been five years, my relationship broke down and I no longer needed contraception. When I went to have the coil removed, my doctor saw that it had been dislodged, had moved downwards, and would have not protected against pregnancy. I had heavy cramps at the time which I did not link to the IUD until I learned about this. Due to endometriosis and not being able to take the pill anymore, I have recently gone for the Mirena. I hope that without period cup use this will stay in place. In terms of side effects, the Kyleena gave me adult acne but this was managed with prescription cremes. I also had hair loss for about a year with the onset of this side effect around month seven after insertion. While I lost a few kilograms following the insertion I also gained them back so I cannot judge whether it affected my overall weight. Other than that this method worked very well for me. While I feel slightly ambivalent after having dislodged a coil, I really hope that the Mirena will work just as well for me as the first Kyleena did.
Worse skin
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Kyleena coil common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
76% of kyleena coil reviewers reported period like cramps
53% of kyleena coil reviewers reported tender breasts
43% of kyleena coil reviewers reported vaginal discharge
31% of kyleena coil reviewers reported breast enlargement
31% of kyleena coil reviewers reported lower back pain