Levosert coil and acne

How our community feel levosert coil has affected their skin

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

No change

39%

Don't know

13%

Out of the 23 reviews for levosert coil, 3 people (13%) reported acne.

Reviewers that reported acne as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  14th May 24

I have pmdd, I could not track my cycle with an iud fitted, it helped initially then made me so much worse. I seen 3 doctors who didn't help, I'm now treating holistically, tracking my cycle and tailoring my food, lifestyle, exercising to my cycle and Somatic healing.

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Very negative mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 6 - 12 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  30th Sep 22

I’m honestly mixed about this. Insertion was painful. Honestly the worst thing I’ve ever felt and I took paracetamol and had the pain relief injection. After the first day things went well. Regular periods. Average sex drive. No issues. Until 10 months later when I noticed it had slowly started to fall out and I didn’t know until it was too late. I became pregnant as the coil was half in half out. This lead to complications. So it didn’t start or end well for me but the middle bit was fine.


Worse skin

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  11th Jan 22

I got the Levosert coil inserted last year. Getting it in was quite painful and I had pain for a few days afterwards then I was fine. I don’t get periods any more which doesn’t bother me but once a month I feel like my hormones increase and I get really sore boobs and an increase in appetite. I was having problems with hair loss at first but this seems to have calmed down and was also getting a lot of whitehead spots on my chin which come back from time to time so that’s quite annoying. I think I feel a bit more scatty than I usually do I’m forgetting a lot of things and can be quite disorganised but not 100% sure this is a cause of the coil. It’s not made too much of a drastic change to my every day life and I’m glad I don’t need to worry about contraception for another 5 years.


Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

2 helpful

0 comments

Levosert coil common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

52% of levosert coil reviewers reported period like cramps

30% of levosert coil reviewers reported sweating more than usual

30% of levosert coil reviewers reported tender breasts

22% of levosert coil reviewers reported vaginal discharge

22% of levosert coil reviewers reported breast enlargement


Possible levosert coil side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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