Hormonal IUD and heavier periods
Reviewers that reported heavier periods as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
24 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 4 days ago
I’m still giving it time since it’s only been a month, but my periods are like clockwork. I’m fine through the night, then between 8am-12pm I get bad lower back pain and heavy cramping and blood clotting/bleeding through clothes sometimes. Then the rest of the day is light periods and like no cramps.
Top side effects not reported
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Used for 1 - 3 mo
26 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 20th Dec 24
Just got this inserted early November. It's December and Im experiencing a month of bleeding, cramps, irritability, nausea, headaches, dizziness, feeling unwell everyday.
Very negative mood
1 more effect
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Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 25th Mar 24
This caused pain/vomiting/inability to sleep for 3 months after insertion. I was promised it would improve, and told to just keep giving it time. Severe menstrual cramps continued the whole 2 years that I had this. Doctors promised many times over the 2 years that my symptoms were normal and/or not due to the IUD(both incorrect). Around the 9 month mark I began to develop progesterone hypersensitivity autoimmune disease. This continued to progress until I removed it. This new condition landed me in the ER multiple times due to anaphylaxis: asthma, heart palpitations, high BP, frequent fainting, extreme rashes etc. I had to quit my job because I was not functional on any level. Luckily I eventually figured it out.
Very negative mood
2 more effects
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Hormonal IUD common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Period like cramps
55% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported period like cramps
Headaches
38% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported headaches
Tender breasts
37% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported tender breasts
Lower back pain
32% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported lower back pain
Vaginal discharge
31% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported vaginal discharge
