Progestogen-only / Mini pill and body hair getting darker
How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair getting darker on progestogen-only / Mini pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
87%
A bit
6%
Quite a bit
3%
A great deal
2%
A lot
1%
Out of the 1431 reviews for progestogen-only / Mini pill, 182 people (13%) 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 6 - 12 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
Decreased sex drive
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
I have been using the pill for around 6 months and I keep getting irregular bleeding whilst taking the pill. I take my pill everyday but somehow seem to bleed anyway it’s not spotting as people say it’s heavier like a normal period. It changed my mood within seconds and keeps giving me my Period every 2-3 weeks.
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
39 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
Started taking Slynd to help with heavy periods and cramping. First month was fine, felt a little extra emotional. Second month I got my period two weeks before I was supposed to and I am still bleeding after two weeks. Crazy cramping, clotting, heavy bleeding. Had a day or two in there that was light or medium. Poking around on Reddit this seems quite common. Most people stop, not a lot of folks talking about continuing and it levelling out. Waiting to see.
Somewhat negative mood
0 helpful
1 comments
Progestogen-only / Mini pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
50% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported tender breasts
46% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported period like cramps
42% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
40% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
37% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
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