Progestogen-only / Mini pill and decreased sex drive
How our community feel progestogen-only / Mini pill has affected their sex drive
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
No change
31%
Don't know
12%
Out of the 1480 reviews for progestogen-only / Mini pill, 726 people (49%) reported decreased sex drive.
Reviewers that reported decreased sex drive as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 days ago
I’ve had nothing but cystic acne, heavy bleeding for 2+ weeks at a time, hair growth is still the same rate if not even worse.
Very negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
1 comments
Used for 6 - 12 mo
31 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 2 weeks ago
I’m generally happy but I was looking for a contraceptive that did not reduce my sex drive and that mission was failed. I tried the coil for 5 years and found that at the end, as it wore off, I started to get my sex drive back and was hoping to keep it. I was recommended the mini pill as a good option by my GP but it still doesn’t work for me. No interest in sex at all.
Decreased sex drive
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 1 month ago
I was constantly bleeding and around the third month I started seeing a pattern emerging that essentially flipped my natural cycle: three weeks of bleeding, 4–5 days off, three weeks of bleeding, a couple of days off. It had a bad impact on my mental health, made me feel exhausted most of the time and killed my sex drive, ultimately leading to a breakup.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 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
41% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
40% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
36% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness
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