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Withdrawal or pull out method  
Used for 5 - 8 yr
31 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  1 day ago

Withdrawal or pull out method  

Made me gain weight

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Gained weight

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Combination birth control pill  
Used for 12 - 18 mo
28 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 days ago

Junel Fe 1.5/30 birth control pill  

Made my chin area have uncontrollable hormonal acne. Breakthrough bleeding from intimacy and pretty bad PMS symptoms for days before.


Somewhat negative mood

1 more effect

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Combination birth control pill  
Used for 3 - 6 mo
28 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 days ago

Yasmin birth control pill  

Went on Yasmin for helping acne and breakthrough bleeding. Completely cleared my skin. I did have a full heavy period for 3 weeks out of 4. Waited out incase it would go away. It did not


Improved skin

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Mini pill  
Used for 3 - 6 mo
28 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 weeks ago

Slynd birth control pill  

i was on the traditional mini pill for almost a year before switching to slynd. slynd fixed all of the issues I had on the other POP. I did not have breakthrough bleeding, irregular periods or a depressed mood with Slynd. it was a major win-at first. I suddenly noticed I was gaining weight, by month two on slynd I had gained 3-4 pounds, and by the time I quit in month 5 I had gained 11 pounds. 11 pounds in 5 months is insane! I did not change my eating or workouts, so I believe it really was this pill.


Improved skin

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Birth control implant  
Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 weeks ago

Nexplanon implant  

Terrible….the way my skin broke out with cystic acne….OMG I want to sue if I could, I thought I loosing all the blood in my body because I was on my period for a month every time it came, and the cramps were more painful than without this birth control, my experience was terrible I had no idea what was causing the acne until I went to a dermatologist and she asked about my birth control method and that’s when I decided to end it , I took my life back the day I got this thing out of my arm.


Very negative mood

2 more effects

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Mini pill  
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
37 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 weeks ago

Slynd birth control pill  

I am on Slynd for heavy period and clotting. It stopped the heaviness and clotting. I do have some dryness in my mouth and apparently my vagina. It may have contributed to acne but not sure.


Somewhat positive mood

2 more effects

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Birth control shot  
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
17 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 weeks ago

Depo-Provera shot  

I've been on Depo Provera since 2023 and for the first few months it helped and stopped my period as I am transgender, But I've been dealing with a great amount of discharge that has been severely effecting my daily life. Warmth makes it worse and even though I'm a incomplete Paraplegic, it constantly feels like there's liquid coming out of me. When I do get my periods sometimes it's heavy spotting and whenever I use a tampon there's never any blood, but when I don't use a tampon then there is a massive amount of blood. I was once bleeding everyday for a month straight maybe even longer. I was never told any of the side effects besides it stopping my period.


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Hormonal IUD  
Used for 3 - 6 mo
20 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  3 weeks ago

Kyleena IUD  

Do not recommend if you’re prone to headaches or migraines loss of appetite from being nauseous


Decreased sex drive

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Birth control shot  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
31 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  3 weeks ago

Depo-Provera shot  

My right breast has swelling so bad that it have my body aching this is different from just regular breast swelling from had a baby it honestly got me a lil scared cuz it making me weak have any one had this happen while on b.c


Somewhat negative mood

1 more effect

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Copper IUD  
Used for 5 - 8 yr
47 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  3 weeks ago

Paragard IUD  

Cooper IUD is very effective for me, i experienced a lot of virginal discharge at first, then reduced after some years and then it increased again sometimes thick and yellow though at checking, I don't have any infection. I have also stopped periods in the last few months, may be it is menopause since I am 48.


Very positive mood

1 more effect

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