Mini pill vs Vasectomy
Mini pill ingredients
Main hormones in Mini pill
progestin
Vasectomy ingredients
What Lowdown reviewers say
35% no impact on mood
39% stopped periods
39% lost sex drive
41% no impact
37% no impact on skin
56% don’t know impact
100% no impact on mood
100% can't tell
100% no impact
100% no impact
100% no impact on skin
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Mini pill reviews
46 reviews
Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 1 day ago
I was told this newer birth control is generally better received than others like it and my main concern was mood change. Generally I am depressed more and have a loss of appetite which after being pregnant sticks out to me as a definite side effect. I definitely feel like this throws my hormones out of balance. I haven’t experienced this much hair loss before. I want to quit taking it but right now I don’t know a better option since me and my husband both hate using condoms. My sex drive is definitely lowered so I guess that in itself works as a birth control…
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
32 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 4 days ago
I love the slynd pills because i usually have constant cramping pain when i ovulate or weeks before my period they get so intense but it’s been great I have little to no pain and my skin has been great too. The only thing I can really complain about is headaches mostly in the beginning when starting the new pack.
Somewhat positive mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
31 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 1 month ago
Honestly this pill helped me correct extreme anemia and I had far less severe side effects than combination pills I’ve tried. It’s been about 5 months and I do still have some irritability and bloating/weight gain from the initial adjustments but it seems to be getting better over time. I was terrified to take any kind of hormonal birth control because I have severe PMDD and it made it worse in the past, but this was actually manageable and I don’t go through 3 different personalities every month
Somewhat negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 1 day ago
I was told this newer birth control is generally better received than others like it and my main concern was mood change. Generally I am depressed more and have a loss of appetite which after being pregnant sticks out to me as a definite side effect. I definitely feel like this throws my hormones out of balance. I haven’t experienced this much hair loss before. I want to quit taking it but right now I don’t know a better option since me and my husband both hate using condoms. My sex drive is definitely lowered so I guess that in itself works as a birth control…
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 1 - 3 mo
32 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 4 days ago
I love the slynd pills because i usually have constant cramping pain when i ovulate or weeks before my period they get so intense but it’s been great I have little to no pain and my skin has been great too. The only thing I can really complain about is headaches mostly in the beginning when starting the new pack.
Somewhat positive mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
31 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 1 month ago
Honestly this pill helped me correct extreme anemia and I had far less severe side effects than combination pills I’ve tried. It’s been about 5 months and I do still have some irritability and bloating/weight gain from the initial adjustments but it seems to be getting better over time. I was terrified to take any kind of hormonal birth control because I have severe PMDD and it made it worse in the past, but this was actually manageable and I don’t go through 3 different personalities every month
Somewhat negative mood
3 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Vasectomy reviews
1 reviews
Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 16th Oct 24
Essentially painless procedure. Had a few aches here and there. Haven't gotten anyone pregnant.
Top side effects not reported
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0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 16th Oct 24
Essentially painless procedure. Had a few aches here and there. Haven't gotten anyone pregnant.
Top side effects not reported
0 helpful
0 comments
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