Mirena coil and body hair getting darker
How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair getting darker on mirena coil
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
88%
A bit
5%
Quite a bit
5%
A lot
2%
A great deal
1%
Out of the 600 reviews for mirena coil, 74 people (12%) reported body hair getting darker.
Reviewers that reported body hair getting darker as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
27 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
No periods but developed acne. I also get cysts now regularly (never had before) that burst and hurt so bad that the first time it happened I went to the ER.
Worse skin
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
33 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 28th Dec 25
My first year of the coil seemed to be okay. Took a while to get used to and on the grand scheme of things after about 3 months my period pretty much left.. but in the last year, I’ve been getting symptoms of anger, forgetfulness and generally feeling checked out. Going to speak to GP to find another option.
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
1 helpful
0 comments
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
23 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 5th Aug 25
I really like the Mirena Coil, especially as the combined pill was my previous contraception which negatively affected my mood. I had a lot of spotting for the first month and now have the very occasional spotting, but it's great not having a period anymore.
Somewhat positive mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Mirena coil common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
59% of mirena coil reviewers reported period like cramps
40% of mirena coil reviewers reported tender breasts
39% of mirena coil reviewers reported vaginal discharge
30% of mirena coil reviewers reported lower back pain
24% of mirena coil reviewers reported breast enlargement
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