Levest pill and vaginal dryness
How our community feel they have been impacted by vaginal dryness on levest pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
49%
A bit
17%
Quite a bit
17%
A great deal
10%
A lot
8%
Out of the 126 reviews for levest pill, 64 people (51%) reported vaginal dryness.
Reviewers that reported vaginal dryness as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1st Nov 23
Took this for 3 months total and am now taking a break to see if there's any change in the side effects. Didn't notice major changes in mood or anything else, was very happy with it initially as I took it to have lighter and less painful periods, and it worked really well in this respect. However after a month or two I started to notice considerable vaginal dryness - it was uncomfortable, itchy and sensitive - in a bad way - day to day and made sex very painful even with lube. Don't really want to choose between painful periods and daily discomfort/painful sex but here I am.
Top side effects not reported
1 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 9th Jun 23
For the first 2.5 years the pill was fine I got on with it well. It was only in the final 18 months of using the pill that I noticed my anxiety heightened, sex drive depleted, vaginal dryness and extremely low moods during the break.
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
1 helpful
2 comments
Used for 8+ yr
32 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 8th Jun 23
I was a very rare case, unknown to me I was Liver Adenomas growing inside my liver, 8 of them. I would’ve never have known this until October 2022 I went to a&e in severe stomach pain. After many tests & investigations they told me o have 8 tumours in my liver called Adenomas caused by the contraceptive pill. I had to stop taking it immediately. 2 operations later 2 large tumours have gone. 6 remain I am still having tests for in hope they don’t grow. I have been off the pill 6 months now & this months period was unbearable, I am unsure if it is liver related or the pill like leaving my body but I cannot cope with that every month if it stays. I was on the pill for around 15 years, although my condition is rare I never knew it was even possible and my life has completely changed from birth control. I wanted to share my story so more people could know.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
2 helpful
0 comments
Levest pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
58% of levest pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
57% of levest pill reviewers reported tender breasts
51% of levest pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
48% of levest pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
46% of levest pill reviewers reported period like cramps