Progestogen-only / Mini pill and vaginal discharge

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

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

59%

A bit

18%

Quite a bit

13%

A lot

7%

A great deal

3%

Out of the 1488 reviews for progestogen-only / Mini pill, 609 people (41%) reported vaginal discharge.

Reviewers that reported vaginal discharge as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 6 - 12 mo
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  today

I was a bit more emotional my first 1-2 months on it but then I was fine. Completely took away my debilitating period pains, I get one very mild cramp about once a month and that's it. No side effects except for some constant spotting. I Googled it and started taking 2 pills instead of 1 and the spotting has since stopped. My weight, sex drive, skin, and mood are unaffected as of now (8 months of taking it daily)

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Lost weight

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Used for 1 - 3 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 days ago

I'm in months 2 and hoping things get a little better. Pro: No periods or period pain/endo pain! (HURRAY) And no weightgain (which i had on another pill) Con: I'm feeling down, sleep bad, hair loss, forgetful, spotting, BV, vaginal dryness, heart pains and rising anxiety. I want to give it a month extra or so but the side effects are getting me down. This is the 2nd pill I've tried this year. The first one was a combined pill but made my uterine lining super thick and that gave me massive cramps and hurt. So let's see but kinda sceptical.


Somewhat negative mood

1 more effect

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Used for 1 - 3 mo
18 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  12th Mar 26

Started to take them again and noticed that I've been having breast pain for weeks now, alongside this I'm much more tearful. Period cramps were somewhat unbearable.


Somewhat negative mood

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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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