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

Lighter

30%

No change

12%

Don't know

5%

Out of the 83 reviews for the combination birth control pill, 25 people (30%) 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
29 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 weeks ago

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

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Used for 1 - 3 mo
19 years old
🇺🇸 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

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Used for 3 - 5 yr
24 years old
🇺🇸 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

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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

34% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported breast enlargement

3

Period like cramps

31% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported period like cramps

4

Tender breasts

31% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported tender breasts

5

Sweating more than usual

28% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported sweating more than usual


Possible the combination birth control pill side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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