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Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill vs Gianvi birth control pill

Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill

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Overview

Rated 2.6

7 reviews

Daily

Frequency

91% - 99+%

Effectiveness

Increased

Blood clot risk

None

Effect on fertility

Rated 4.3

3 reviews

Daily

Frequency

91% - 99+%

Effectiveness

Increased

Blood clot risk

None

Effect on fertility

Lo Loestrin Fe pill ingredients

Main hormones in Lo Loestrin Fe pill

Androgenic progestin


Gianvi pill ingredients

Main hormones in Gianvi pill

Anti-Androgenic progestin

What Lowdown reviewers say

Mood

57% somewhat negative

Bleeds

43% stopped periods

Sex drive

57% lost sex drive

Weight

43% no impact

Skin

57% improved skin

Cycle return

100% in 12-18 months

Mood

67% very positive

Bleeds

100% no change

Sex drive

100% increased sex drive

Weight

67% no impact

Skin

100% no impact on skin

Cycle return

100% don’t know impact

Benefits: What this birth control can help with

Acne or bad skin

Heavy periods

PMS and PMDD

PCOS symptoms

Period pain

Acne or bad skin

Heavy periods

PMS and PMDD

PCOS symptoms

Period pain

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Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill reviews

7 reviews

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 5 - 8 yr
21 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  8th Jul 24

Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill  

at first i experienced a lot of anxiety and mood swings but after a few years seemed to die down. Weight gain and libido have been the really only symptoms I have experienced. Have not had a period the whole time.

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Somewhat negative mood

3 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
22 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  6th Apr 24

Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill  

While taking this pill I have a great number of headaches since taking it. I also find myself going into depression. Thinking about a lot of negativities things. I also don't have a sex drive. The plus side about taking this pill, I have clearer skin.


Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
15 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  19th Mar 24

Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill  

I enjoy this birth control but the constipation part sucks


Improved skin

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 5 - 8 yr
21 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  8th Jul 24

Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill  

at first i experienced a lot of anxiety and mood swings but after a few years seemed to die down. Weight gain and libido have been the really only symptoms I have experienced. Have not had a period the whole time.


Somewhat negative mood

3 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 1 - 3 mo
22 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  6th Apr 24

Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill  

While taking this pill I have a great number of headaches since taking it. I also find myself going into depression. Thinking about a lot of negativities things. I also don't have a sex drive. The plus side about taking this pill, I have clearer skin.


Somewhat negative mood

2 more effects

0 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
15 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  19th Mar 24

Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pill  

I enjoy this birth control but the constipation part sucks


Improved skin

1 more effect

0 helpful

0 comments


Gianvi birth control pill reviews

3 reviews

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 12 - 18 mo
42 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  12th Jan 24

Gianvi birth control pill  

I feel like I've tried every birth control out there. Pills, patches rings, IUDs - with the exception of depo, you name it, I've tried it. But Phexxi has been a game changer for me! I never felt "whole" on hormonal methods or the IUDs, but with Phexxi I don't have to deal with hormonal side effects and I only use it when I need it. Super easy to use, not messy, and I feel like myself again!


Very positive mood

1 more effect

1 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
56 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  12th Jan 24

Gianvi birth control pill  

Love that I can use Phexxi only when I need it. I do not like adding hormones to my body. I really love the lubricating effect, makes for even better sex!


Very positive mood

1 more effect

1 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 6 - 12 mo
24 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  11th Dec 23

Gianvi birth control pill  

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.


Increased sex drive

1 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 12 - 18 mo
42 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  12th Jan 24

Gianvi birth control pill  

I feel like I've tried every birth control out there. Pills, patches rings, IUDs - with the exception of depo, you name it, I've tried it. But Phexxi has been a game changer for me! I never felt "whole" on hormonal methods or the IUDs, but with Phexxi I don't have to deal with hormonal side effects and I only use it when I need it. Super easy to use, not messy, and I feel like myself again!


Very positive mood

1 more effect

1 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
56 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  12th Jan 24

Gianvi birth control pill  

Love that I can use Phexxi only when I need it. I do not like adding hormones to my body. I really love the lubricating effect, makes for even better sex!


Very positive mood

1 more effect

1 helpful

0 comments

Combination birth control pill  
Used for 6 - 12 mo
24 years old
🇺🇸 US
  •  11th Dec 23

Gianvi birth control pill  

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.


Increased sex drive

1 helpful

0 comments

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