Vaginal ring and headaches

How our community feel they have been impacted by headaches on vaginal ring

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

88%

A bit

4%

Quite a bit

4%

A lot

4%

Out of the 48 reviews for vaginal ring, 6 people (13%) reported headaches.

Reviewers that reported headaches as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 1 - 3 mo
20 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  29th Aug 24

No side effects at all but the ring kept falling out so i always felt it while standing up

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Increased sex drive

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
30 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  11th Aug 23

Unfortunately this contraception made me feel very sad! It led to a continuous low mood, of which I have experienced with the pill previously. I basically just cried a lot for two months and so decided to stop using it. I liked that this could be a short term solution (more short term than the coil) and it was easy to insert/remove. It was not uncomfortable.


Very negative mood

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
28 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  6th May 23

I've been using NuvaRing in the past and I was most content, so when getting a new long term partner now it was my first choice. I'm currently on my 4th ring. 1st month was messy due to prolonged bleeding, but now I'm not having any side effects except vaginal dryness, which became pretty prominent and has very negative impact on my sex life. Aside of that, I'm very happy with this method (cumulative 5 years of experience)


Improved skin

1 more effect

1 helpful

0 comments

Vaginal ring common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

52% of vaginal ring reviewers reported vaginal discharge

42% of vaginal ring reviewers reported period like cramps

38% of vaginal ring reviewers reported vaginal dryness

31% of vaginal ring reviewers reported breast enlargement

31% of vaginal ring reviewers reported tender breasts


Possible vaginal ring side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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