Contraception Reviews

Hormonal IUD and period like cramps

How our community feel they have been impacted by period like cramps on hormonal IUD

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

44%

A bit

27%

Quite a bit

15%

A great deal

10%

A lot

4%

Out of the 79 reviews for hormonal IUD, 44 people (56%) reported period like cramps.

Reviewers that reported period like cramps as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Hormonal IUD  
Used for 8+ yr
25 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2 weeks ago

Hormonal IUD  

’m young (under 30) and yet desire is not there like it used to. I walk around with constant painful acne on my face no matter how many times I wash my face. I had it removed years ago and everything went back to normal. Then I got it again 3 years ago (still have it) and instantly remembered exactly why I got it removed in the first place.

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Worse skin

1 more effect

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Used for 6 - 12 mo
19 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  15th Apr 26

I've tried all the pills out there for BC, but my last resort was the hormonal IUD to stop me hemorrhaging every month. For the last 9 months, I've had 4 UTIs and constant pelvic pain. I've seen a urologist twice, and the hypothesis is that the IUD is drying out not only my skin but my vaginal tissues as well. I wish I could get it out to remove myself this constant UTI type pain, but I haven't bled a lot in the last couple of months. It's a very bad negative for a semi positive.


Very negative mood

2 more effects

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Used for 1 - 3 mo
21 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  2nd Apr 26

The insertion did cause me a great deal of pain, and the following days after I was cramping constantly. I am on my 2nd month of Kyleena and I do still experience some cramping in my day to day. It has made my period lighter but I have been bleeding for 22days.


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Hormonal IUD common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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Period like cramps

56% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported period like cramps

2

Tender breasts

37% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported tender breasts

3

Headaches

37% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported headaches

4

Lower back pain

32% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported lower back pain

5

Vaginal discharge

30% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported vaginal discharge


Possible hormonal IUD side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

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