Contraception Reviews

Lowdown61724

Joined at December 2023

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11th Dec 23
Phexxi gel

Phexxi works great — if you actually use it. Oops! My kid sister used Phexxi for about a year either by itself or along with condoms when she was ovulating. Then one time when she and her boyfriend were staying in my apartment for a family wedding, they picked me as the designated driver and the two of them had way too much to drink. They were all over each other in the car on the way home. Which was kind of cute but then when we got back to my place she wanted me to help her insert her birth control. I took her back to their bedroom and started getting her out of her clothes and I was like why don’t you just skip using it if you’re not in the middle of your cycle, and then she showed me her period tracker on her phone. Yep, not a good time to skip using protection, but still … She passed out while I was reading the instructions on the applicator, so I just was like whatever, I’m not doing this. I got off the rest of her clothes and woke her up and said I would tell her boyfriend she was ready. She didn’t even ask if I had inserted her Phexxi. The walls in my apartment are thin, so I heard the entire “discussion” when he couldn’t find their box of condoms. She was too drunk and horny to say no. She had no idea she was about to try to conceive. And yes, she became a mommy that night.

 

Time used

6 - 12 months

Stopped using

5

Impact whilst using

Mood

Don't know

Skin

No change

Sex drive

Increased

Weight

Don't know

Bleeds

No change

Other side effects whilst using

No other side effects reported

Experiences coming off Phexxi gel

Well, she was pregnant ….

Impact after using

Mood

No change

Skin

No change

Sex drive

No change

Weight

Gained weight

Cycle return to normal

I don't know / can't tell

Other side effects after using

No side effects provided

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