Contraception Reviews

Hormonal IUD and vaginal discharge

How our community feel they have been impacted by vaginal discharge on hormonal IUD

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

None or not sure

71%

A bit

14%

A great deal

8%

A lot

5%

Quite a bit

3%

Out of the 66 reviews for hormonal IUD, 19 people (29%) reported vaginal discharge.

Reviewers that reported vaginal discharge as a side effect

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

Hormonal IUD  
Used for 6 - 12 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
  •  5 days ago

Hormonal IUD  

Went on the IUD bc I had super painful periods. Modena stopped my period and once a month now I’ll have just a little bit of phantom cramps—but none that ever pose an issue. The first month was quite painful adjusting to the IUD, but COMPLETELY worth it in the end. Only negative side effect I’m experiencing is vaginal dryness. Vaginal discharge has decreased and when I’m with my partner, no matter how aroused I am, I’m still pretty dry.

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Somewhat positive mood

1 more effect

0 helpful

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Hormonal IUD  
Used for 6 - 12 mo
27 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  3 weeks ago

Hormonal IUD  

I'm almost 28 years old, have had periods for the last decade and a half. They have always been regular and heavy to the point that if I didn't take iron supplements 5x a week and tranexamic acid during my periods, I'd have anemia. So I got Kyleena in December 2024. Insertion was fine, some cramping but nothing too serious. I had cramping on and off during the times my periods were supposed to come and some spotting/bleeding, but it was usually what I saw towards the beginning of my cycle. I had one reduced-level period in mid-August. I have had to go from 36D to 36DD to 36DDD/38DD bras over the span of a few months. At first I thought it was just weight gain (went from 170 to 195lb), but I have been almost 200lb before and my breast size increased this much this quickly. Even after losing 10 pounds my breast size has shown little to no decrease. I hate it. I also suspect that the IUD influenced my sciatica in my lumbar spine, which began in February 2025 and has taken several weeks of PT and a round of oral steroids to resolve. I am still not up to 100% all these months later. Overall a 2/5. The decreased period length, flow, and frequency is almost not enough to justify having this torture device in. If I get pregnant w/this in, I'll be so angry.


Somewhat negative mood

1 more effect

1 helpful

0 comments

Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
36 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  1st Sep 25

I've had horrible bloating. From when I wake up till I go to bed my clothing size changes up to two pant sizes because of the bloating depending on what I eat. As in it's so much worse with things like potatoes. I've had to switch to basically only wearing stretchy clothes because it gets so bad.


Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

1 helpful

0 comments

Hormonal IUD common side effects

Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews

1

Period like cramps

59% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported period like cramps

2

Headaches

39% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported headaches

3

Tender breasts

33% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported tender breasts

4

Lower back pain

33% of hormonal IUD reviewers reported lower back pain

5

Vaginal discharge

29% 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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