Vaginal ring and tender breasts
How our community feel they have been impacted by tender breasts on vaginal ring
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
69%
A bit
17%
Quite a bit
8%
A great deal
4%
A lot
2%
Out of the 48 reviews for vaginal ring, 15 people (31%) reported tender breasts.
Reviewers that reported tender breasts as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
29 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 8th Jul 24
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!
Decreased sex drive
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
33 years old
🇬🇧 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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Used for 6 - 12 mo
23 years old
🇬🇧 UK
• 10th Sep 23
I've been using the ring for almost a year now and so far it's been working rlly well for me. I pretty much forget it's there when it's in and its rlly easy to change. It's the first hormonal contraceptive I've used so I was extremely apprehensive about it but slowly I've got used to the idea and now it's just a normal part of my routine. The side effects I've experience are minimal and very manageable. A slight decrease in sex drive particularly a couple of months in, and a very slight increase in weight but both are managable and Ive gotten used to. My periods are really regular and I have very little period pain which is great. I would really recommend giving this method a go, overall I'm very glad I did.
Top side effects not reported
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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