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
57%
A bit
19%
Quite a bit
14%
A lot
7%
A great deal
4%
Out of the 1321 reviews for progestogen-only / Mini pill, 568 people (43%) reported vaginal discharge.
Reviewers that reported vaginal discharge as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
19 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 days ago
I have only been using the minipill for a month but I am already feeling pretty strong side effects especially on my mood: crying for no reason, being very angry at times and very sad at others, overall depressed mood. I am probably going to finish the blister and switch to something else.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
40 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 3 weeks ago
I got this pill after being 25 years on Yasmin but started to get headaches and turned 40 so was made to switch to Desogestrel. I didn't get headaches but everything else just got bad, was told to stay on it 6 months to get adjusted but after 5 and half months I finish the pack half way as I was getting really frustrated with it all. The side effects have been horrible - oily skin, scalp and nails, acne, hair loss and hair thinning, random spotting and I gained 15kg, I have never been so huge! I just hope all will return to normal soon as it's been very depressing.
Worse skin
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
• 20th Oct 24
I was prescribed generic Desogestrel mini pill to treat my adenomyosis. I was only on it for a couple of weeks, but I couldn't cope with the symptoms. Daily bleeding and bloating but more worryingly, horrendous nausea, dizziness and migraines. Also had swollen tender enlarged breasts.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
2 helpful
0 comments
Progestogen-only / Mini pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
51% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported tender breasts
46% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported period like cramps
43% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge
40% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
38% of progestogen-only / Mini pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness