Yasmin pill and body hair increase

How our community feel they have been impacted by body hair increase on yasmin pill

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

90%

A bit

4%

Quite a bit

4%

A lot

1%

A great deal

1%

Out of the 245 reviews for yasmin pill, 24 people (10%) reported body hair increase.

Reviewers that reported body hair increase as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 3 - 5 yr
25 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  3 weeks ago

My worst side effects have been the mood swings, I am crying a lot more for no reason than I ever did before, it definitely has made me more emotional. My period has gone from being 3 to 4 days to being 1.5 / 2. My breasts become really sore and hard before and after my period. I don’t feel as sexually active as before and I experience dryness more regularly than normal. My skin is completely clear with the pill. Everything bad is / has been fairly manageable, not ideal but haven’t had any pregnancy scares.

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Somewhat negative mood

3 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
24 years old
🇬🇧 UK
  •  13th Feb 25

I was reluctantly put on the Yasmin pill by my GP as I wasn’t coping with previous contraception pills. I didn’t have a good experience with Yasmin. I was spotting very often and got regular nausea and headaches, so in total, was on it for about 2 months before I decided to come off of it


Very negative mood

1 more effect

0 helpful

1 comments

Used for 6 - 12 mo
Lowdown user
🇬🇧 UK
  •  23rd Oct 24

This pill has been awful for me. I went on as had really bad irregular periods but i have seen no change except bleeding in between, extreme abdominal pain and hair loss. I have also seen my skin which is normally clear be breaking out all the time. I am only speaking of my experience


Very negative mood

2 more effects

1 helpful

0 comments

Yasmin pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

58% of yasmin pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

56% of yasmin pill reviewers reported tender breasts

47% of yasmin pill reviewers reported vaginal dryness

42% of yasmin pill reviewers reported vaginal discharge

39% of yasmin pill reviewers reported period like cramps


Possible yasmin pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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