Kyleena coil and weight gaining

How our community feel kyleena coil has affected their weight

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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Out of the 145 reviews for kyleena coil, 24 people (17%) reported weight gaining.

Reviewers that reported weight gaining as a side effect

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Used for 3 - 5 yr
26 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  5 days ago

I had Kyleena for 5 years. For the first 6 months I had painful cramps, but my cycle became very light. I have noticed that I have had increasingly more acne, especially back acne, so be prepared for your skin to be very itchy. Towards the end of having it, I had constant light bleeding through the month and there was no regularity to it (probably because the hormones were wearing off). I have had incredibly bad bloating, water retention, and generic weight gain. I'm a very light build so this weight would normally have been easy to lose. Finally, I had to undergo investigations for ovarian cysts as I was getting all the symptoms for them, and after a bit of research it turns out that Kyleena can be a contributor to the formation of cysts. Overall, I have really liked the Kyleena. The side effects have been fairly insignificant compared to other methods. But just take into account the potential insidious side effects like cysts etc that can happen. I've now switched over to the copper IUD because of these side effects, and I'd prefer to be hormone free.

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Somewhat negative mood

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Used for 6 - 12 mo
32 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  19th Sep 25

I was on the Kyleena IUD for 10 months after being on mirena for 5 years. Kyleena has had a terrible impact on my mental health and the reason I got it removed was because increased hair loss.


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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
22 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  6th Jun 25

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 :(


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Kyleena coil common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

75% of kyleena coil reviewers reported period like cramps

52% of kyleena coil reviewers reported tender breasts

41% of kyleena coil reviewers reported vaginal discharge

32% of kyleena coil reviewers reported breast enlargement

30% of kyleena coil reviewers reported lower back pain


Possible kyleena coil side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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