Loestrin 21 1/20 birth control pill vs Portia birth control pill
What Lowdown reviewers say
100% somewhat negative
100% stopped periods
100% increased sex drive
100% gained weight
100% improved skin
Not enough data to say
24% somewhat positive
48% spotting
57% lost sex drive
52% no impact
81% no impact on skin
33% in 2 months
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Loestrin 21 1/20 birth control pill reviews
1 reviews
Used for 18 mo - 3 yr
20 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 6 days ago
It is not bad. The bad thing about it is it did make me gain weight and made my boobs go from a C to a DD and it kind of hurts my back. I gained like 10-15 lbs and I am unable to lose it no matter what diets I do. My skin has cleared up and my hair isn’t as oily and my periods have stopped which is really nice though.
Somewhat negative mood
3 more effects
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Portia birth control pill reviews
2 reviews
Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 7th May 24
I felt hungry all the time, gained weight (15 lbs over the 3 months I was on it), and had extremely elevated blood pressure which was not common for me — it was 140/96 at the highest, from the time I woke up to bed time. I had anxiety, high heart rate, and night terrors, again very uncommon for me.
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
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Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 13th Mar 24
I started taking this bc I have PMDD and also wanted to stop my period all together. I have no interest in getting pregnant. This pill was to stop my period and it did just that. I feel great on it.
Somewhat positive mood
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