Progestogen-only / Mini pill and tender breasts

How our community feel they have been impacted by tender breasts on progestogen-only / Mini pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

51%

A bit

18%

Quite a bit

13%

A lot

9%

A great deal

9%

Out of the 1504 reviews for progestogen-only / Mini pill, 738 people (49%) reported tender breasts.

Reviewers that reported tender breasts as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 12 - 18 mo
35 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

I was on this mini pill for just over a year after switching from the combined pill. It slowly affected my mood to the point where my mood was constantly flat and I didn’t feel excited about anything. My libido was also very low. I felt a massive difference after stopping. Positives were I didn’t have periods often (every 6-8 weeks) and not much period pain. The 12 hour window to take the pill was also helpful when I sometimes forgot, as some other mini pills have shorter windows.

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Very negative mood

3 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 12 - 18 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

I’ve had no serious side effects and the ones I’ve had are very minimal and don’t affect me


Worse skin

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

i have definitely noticed good and bad side effects just after a month of taking this mini pill, one of the good ones is i have lost weight without changing my diet or physical exercise, as well as an increased sex drive and enlarged breasts! (a positive for a smaller chest sized girlie like me) however i have also experienced negatives such as very drastic mood swings that change rapidly, as well as uncomfortable vaginal dryness and more bloating than usual. i am also spotting quite frequently but not heavy whatsoever, i only have to use a tampon a day to prevent the blood from ruining my nice underwear


Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Progestogen-only / Mini pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

49% 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

39% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

36% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness


Possible progestogen-only / Mini pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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