Kyleena coil and vaginal dryness
How our community feel they have been impacted by vaginal dryness on kyleena coil
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
78%
A bit
12%
Quite a bit
4%
A lot
3%
A great deal
3%
Out of the 120 reviews for kyleena coil, 26 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 - 6 mo
23 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
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
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 4th Mar 24
Getting the kyleena coil inserted was quite painful. I got very intense cramps the moment it was inserted and I felt quite light-headed and a bit sick. The cramping lessened a bit after 5 mins or so but continued for the next few days. I bled for a few days after insertion but it wasn't heavy or anything. Positives: My periods became super light. I barely needed to use any period products - I would just wear period pants for the first 2 days then use nothing. Negatives: Cramping leading up to my period got worse. I got quite bad breast tenderness - a symptom I'd never had prior to the coil. I seemed to get thrush more frequently than before and also had a lot of vaginal dryness. The main negative for me was that I would start getting extremely anxious 1-2 weeks before my period was due. I'd regularly break down crying, read too much into things that people said, be very self-conscious, constantly worry about everything and not want to go out to any social events. I had never experienced anything this extreme before getting the coil. The doctor told me these feelings didn't have anything to do with the coil (she did say there's a small chance it amplified feelings that were already there. I chose to take the coil out anyway just to see, for my own peace of mind. It's like night and day. I got the coil out while I was on my period and the weeks leading up to my next period I did not experience any of these symptoms, and this has continued to be the case since I got the coil out 7 months ago.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
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Used for 6 - 12 mo
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 18th Jan 24
I wanted to try something different to the Pill and the coil came highly recommended. However, getting it inserted was horrifically painful, the doctor gave no guidance on which coil would be best, leaving me to choose. Over the course of a year, I've experienced low mood, rapid weight gain, depression and pain. The only positives have been convenience and stopping of periods.
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
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Kyleena coil common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
78% of kyleena coil reviewers reported period like cramps
54% of kyleena coil reviewers reported tender breasts
46% of kyleena coil reviewers reported vaginal discharge
33% of kyleena coil reviewers reported lower back pain
31% of kyleena coil reviewers reported breast enlargement