Vaginal ring and high blood pressure

How our community feel they have been impacted by high blood pressure on vaginal ring

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

92%

A bit

4%

Quite a bit

2%

A great deal

2%

Out of the 48 reviews for vaginal ring, 4 people (8%) reported high blood pressure.

Reviewers that reported high blood pressure as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Vaginal ring  
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
29 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  8th Jul 24

Vaginal ring  

I really loved using the ring, compared to the pill the side effects were minimal and absolutely no bother in remembering it. Unfortunately my doctor just made me come off it as my blood pressure has steadily gone up over 3 years of using it. I did experience loss of sex drive, and vaginal dryness which led to thrush infections. But no changes in mood or skin!

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Decreased sex drive

1 more effect

0 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

Used for 5 - 8 yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  18th Feb 21

I use the Nuvaring and overall have been happy with it. I used to be on the combined pill mycrogynon and had very bad pms with it but my pms is definitely more manageable on the ring. The only negative for me is that I have endometriosis and it doesn’t stop my periods when I put another ring in straight away and does nothing to reduce the pelvic pain I get.


Somewhat negative mood

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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