Patch and thrush

How our community feel they have been impacted by thrush on patch

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

88%

A bit

8%

A lot

2%

Quite a bit

2%

A great deal

1%

Out of the 134 reviews for patch, 16 people (12%) reported thrush.

Reviewers that reported thrush as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 1 - 3 mo
23 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 month ago

quite convienient from of contraception for sure, but made me get severe acne and discharge

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Worse skin

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 6 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  18th Feb 26

noticed that the side effects were less or more intense depending on where i put the patch on my body. i used to have it on my arm and had intense nausea nonstop and after putting on my hip/ bum it stopped. also cystitis symptoms however i’m not sure if they are related


Very negative mood

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 6 mo
44 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  22nd Feb 25

Breast tenderness and headaches


Decreased sex drive

0 helpful

1 comments

Patch common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

53% of patch reviewers reported breast enlargement

48% of patch reviewers reported tender breasts

39% of patch reviewers reported period like cramps

34% of patch reviewers reported nausea or vomiting

31% of patch reviewers reported vaginal discharge


Possible patch side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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