Progestogen-only / Mini pill and vaginal dryness

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

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

62%

A bit

13%

Quite a bit

11%

A great deal

8%

A lot

6%

Out of the 1328 reviews for progestogen-only / Mini pill, 503 people (38%) reported vaginal dryness.

Reviewers that reported vaginal dryness as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 6 - 12 mo
40 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 days ago

I'm 40 and originally was prescribed Desogestrel to tackle severe period pain which was requiring me to take strong painkillers 3-4 days a month, making me wake up in pain in the night and stopping me exercising/walking the dog during those days as I was in such intense pain. The first two months I experienced pretty bad acne which has since settled down a bit but I definitely have spots throughout the month now which I didn't previously. The pill certainly helped reduce my period pain to a manageable amount but has just led to really irregular periods... frequently I'd have nothing for 5-6 weeks, then suddenly a 2-3 week long period! It's also really killed my sex drive. So some good (less pain) but lots of negatives too.

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Worse skin

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 6 - 12 mo
21 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  2 weeks ago

Since starting this pill after changing from Yasmin my hair has been thinner, I have more hair loss, increased oily skin and acne and I've been noticing palpitations I don't know if this has happened to anyone else but I've been experiencing chest pain all over, and I notice when I stopped taking it for a few weeks that chest went away but I'm back on it again and the chest pain came back. It may not be related but it's something new for me being on this pill. Other than that it's not been horrible I haven't had as much cramping on this pill as I did with Yasmin and I don't get debilitating headaches either.


Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 6 mo
40 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 month 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

1 helpful

1 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


Possible progestogen-only / Mini pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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