Contraception Reviews

Combination birth control pill and lighter periods

How our community feel the combination birth control pill has affected their periods

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

More regular

29%

No change

11%

Don't know

5%

Out of the 89 reviews for the combination birth control pill, 25 people (28%) reported lighter periods.

Reviewers that reported lighter periods as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
  •  13th Nov 24

This birth control made me have headaches, nausea, and very decreased sex drive, will be switching back to sprintec.

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Somewhat negative mood

1 more effect

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 1 - 3 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
  •  6th Aug 24

I had one day of breakthrough bleeding, which was nice. At about day 9, I had sudden intense cramping, and I thought it was my ovary. Still haven't confirmed this, but I have not experienced that until I started the pill. I had cramps for the 6 weeks I was on it, and many days I was nauseous. I had a headache everyday, but I thought I could handle these physical symptoms since I felt it improved my mood some days. However, after having my first period on the pill (longer than usual, bad cramps, nausea), my mood dropped and I got very suicidal and had to stop taking the pill.


Somewhat negative mood

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
  •  1st Jul 24

I never know when I'm just "overreacting" or when it's the effect of birth control. However, depending on the time of day I take my birth control, I may feel headache or nausea symptoms and it tends to be pretty obviously connected to the birth control (i.e definitely not because of anything else).


Improved skin

0 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

1

Headaches

40% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported headaches

2

Breast enlargement

36% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

3

Tender breasts

34% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported tender breasts

4

Period like cramps

32% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported period like cramps

5

Lower back pain

32% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported lower back pain


Possible the combination birth control pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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