Vaginal ring and period like cramps

How our community feel they have been impacted by period like cramps on vaginal ring

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

57%

A bit

25%

Quite a bit

8%

A great deal

6%

A lot

4%

Out of the 49 reviews for vaginal ring, 21 people (43%) reported period like cramps.

Reviewers that reported period like cramps as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 12 - 18 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  1 month ago

I used the NuvaRing/Syreni ring for over a year without any apparent issues until I began experiencing severe stomach cramps. The pain was so intense that it often woke me up at night, leaving me unable to move or sleep for hours. Despite multiple doctor appointments, my concerns were repeatedly dismissed, and I was left feeling anxious and on edge, uncertain about the cause of my pain. Frustrated with the lack of answers, I decided to take matters into my own hands and removed the ring myself. Remarkably, after five months of excruciating cramps, they stopped immediately upon removal of the ring. It's been five weeks now, and I remain cramp-free. While I cannot say with absolute certainty that the vaginal ring was the cause, the timing feels far too coincidental to ignore.

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Somewhat negative mood

1 more effect

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0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  29th Aug 24

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


Increased sex drive

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Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  18th Nov 23

Things started out really well. No side effects and I didn't take ring breaks so no periods. My skin got less greasy so I got fewer spots, and I had 3 months blissfully free of painful period diarrhoea. Sadly after 3 months I started to get breakthrough bleeding every day and minor versions of my old period symptoms like back pain, cramps, and digestive upsets started to flare up. I tried removing my ring but that just made it worse and within 4 hours I was having a bad time on the loo and put a new ring in just to make it stop. The new ring helped, but now I feel kind of trapped having a constant mini period all the time with no alternative since the only pill that worked for me in the past has been discontinued, and progesterone only contraceptives have never agreed with me, so nothing else seems as convenient as the ring. All in all, bit of a mixed bag.


Improved skin

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Vaginal ring common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

51% of vaginal ring reviewers reported vaginal discharge

43% of vaginal ring reviewers reported period like cramps

37% of vaginal ring reviewers reported vaginal dryness

33% 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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