Vaginal ring and thrush

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

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

73%

A bit

15%

Quite a bit

10%

A great deal

2%

Out of the 52 reviews for vaginal ring, 14 people (27%) reported thrush.

Reviewers that reported thrush as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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

The first few months weren’t awful, had regular side effects like nausea, anxiety & tiredness. The main function of the ring for me was to skip my periods & for the first 3 months it worked great. On my 4th ring a few days later I started to feel incredibly nauseous (I didn’t vomit) & the day after I started bleeding, I spotted every day for over a month & still spot every other day, I also had had a large sack of my uterus wall come out which is apparently a side effect when your hormones are unstable. My hips, pelvis, back and legs were aching to the point I struggled to walk. I removed the ring & had instant relief. The nuvaring has made it so I physically can’t have sex as it feels like my vagina is on fire as soon as anything’s inserted, when I took the ring out for a few days this went away & came back the second I reinserted it (it’s also irritated my partners penis). I don’t know if I’m just very sensitive down there or my body doesn’t agree with having a foreign body inside but this just simply hasn’t worked for me. It’s also difficult to get in the right position. My boobs have gotten bigger tho atleast but so has my tummy from the awful bloating!! Swapping to the patch today & hoping it works.

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Somewhat negative mood

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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 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

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Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 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

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Vaginal ring common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

50% of vaginal ring reviewers reported vaginal discharge

42% of vaginal ring reviewers reported period like cramps

35% of vaginal ring reviewers reported vaginal dryness

35% 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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