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Have been on the patch for over a year. Pill didn’t go well with me so tried it out. Absolutely loved it for a while, even though at first it felt like it made my mental health worse. It was good for a while but then I started getting pregnancy symptoms everytime I put a new patch on after a patch free week- hormonal spots, cramps, really really bad depressive and angry swings. I also hate the way it looks. I would bleed whilst it was still on. Hopefully coming off of it will improve this stuff!

Evra patch-review-id-2a6f75f2-5f20-4dc7-8c9a-0ae05a2ceb2f

The patch was ok. I definitely preferred it to taking a pill everyday but still had the issue of remembering when I had to put the new one on. 
My biggest issue with it was that as it’s sticky, it would get very dirty, very quickly either from sweat, clothes lint or general dirt and would start to lose its stickiness and did fall off a couple of times. 
I noticed quite a bit of weight gain as well as very enlarged breasts and there was an obvious loss of sex drive. 
I’m unsure I would use it again. 

Evra patch-review-id-9941b5a4-3a3e-4ecd-9f38-ff9f11f511c6

Very easy to remember, once a week, good to fit into a routine. 

Evra patch-review-id-6720d5b5-3be0-4b88-9c14-7e59c19d1296

I swear by the patch, I love having control on when I am going to bleed. My natural periods were so heavy and painful, since being on the patch they are much lighter and barely painful andante for a max 5 days. Came off the patch when trying to conceive and got pregnant the month after, I was so concerned with being on the patch for 9 years whether it would take a long time to come out of my system but was over the moon.

Evra patch-review-id-ce1c482f-cedc-449b-9038-9a158686aced

I liked the idea of not having to worry about taking a pill each day but the patch was even more worrisome - it would come loose at the slightest sweat or after a bath. Once I had to replace 3 patches in 1 week! It's also quite gross how it attracts fluff from your clothes and is certainly not very discreet. Not for me.

Evra patch-review-id-a38c4cd5-faa9-44a2-ae65-8b406c821189

I stopped the patch but was put on the pill pretty much straight away so it's hard to notice the after effects as they merge into the effects of starting the pill.

Being on the patch was a complete different experience to the pill I was on Rigevidon- the pill made me depressed but when I was on the patch it's the best I'd felt in years. Sadly I had to stop using the patch due to it making my skin irritated, but other than that I had no negative side effects. I highly reccomend to anyone to try but I will say if you have sensitive skin like me you may find the skin sore after use due to the adhesive.

Evra patch-review-id-4d7591c2-852e-4494-9154-356eea8b67ae

I really liked taking this patch for the ease of use and regularity of it but have had to come off it due to the sheer amount of migraines I was getting. It also caused me to have hormonal hair breakouts on my face, but significantly reduced the amount of spots I was getting. No bloating, but made me very moody when I was on my period.

Evra patch-review-id-77d07eed-6ee4-404b-b00a-df938c090c96

I am not sure why but after three months using this patch it suddenly didn't agree with my skin. I had no issues and liked using it up until it gave me a terrible allergic reaction on my skin. It basically looks like a big red bumpy blistering square and puffy all around. I am so sad because I liked this method so much more than the pill and it stopped me from having stomach issues on BC.

Evra patch-review-id-6c76e4df-0c02-4eea-899e-04e815ca0a00

I had to stop due to migraines and my skin reacting to the patch. Saw an improvement in my mood and sex drive.

I was put on this to slow down cyst growth and tricycled on it. Worked perfectly for 4 years but then I started to react to the patch and have eczema/dry skin where the patch was for 4 weeks after removing. I then started to bleed continuously but lightly and had migraines - I should never have been put on it due to family history of DVT.
Up until the last 3 months of using Evra it was perfect for me.

Evra patch-review-id-d67fd3d6-53e1-4843-9e0a-8c5b4dc53829

After nearly two and a half years on this I fell pregnant.... I used this after the pill which I also fell pregnant on it’s not as affective as it claims even nurse said it to me. If using use other methods too

Evra patch-review-id-7a3a7063-2834-47ad-9c44-2cf04a21960d

I still get bad cramps and heavy periods but less mood swings now that I have stopped. 

I started taking Rigevidon to help with mood swings, bad cramps and heavy bleeding and it just made all of them worse. I was missing school on my period and had brain fog a lot of the time as well as having even worse mood swings to the point where there was no point continuing with it. I was prescribed it when I was 13/14 purely for the symptoms above and not offered any alternatives except for the pill

Combined pill-review-id-2ffbf5f7-633d-4f74-9652-af1a15ec9519

I was previously using Mercilon after Loestrin were not produced anymore. Mercilon made me so miserable, it changed my moods made me super sensitive, I would literally cry for insignificant reasons, gave me pretty strong headaches every time I was on the no-pill week. I felt very depressed and anxious, doubted myself and sometimes paranoid. Eventually I noticed I am not like this normally and finally decided to change this pill to Norimin. All those effects disappeared, my moods are stable and no depression at all. Only downside is that the sex drive is pretty low, but I guess it doesn't affect me as bad as the other side effects mentioned before. So, I'm pretty conform with it. Apart from the contraceptive purpose, I take the pill to help me with bad acne and polycystic ovaries which I was diagnosed more than 10 years ago, and the pill was the recommended treatment for that. 

Norimin pill-review-id-7a9d0270-e900-49ea-973a-8bf7f8555449

I’ll give a detailed review - started it to help my spots a little, and due to getting in a relationship. I’ve been on it almost 2 months which might not be long enough, but my spots have gotten slightly worse, and had mood swings (such as crying over not being able to chose what takeaway to get for dinner hahahah, compared to me crying once in a blue moon). But the thing that confirmed me needing to change is the fact my vagina is irritated and sore, think it’s thrush, as applying the cream helps… until I decide it feels okay and stop applying it for it to only get sore again :(. 
I haven’t had the thrush problem with other combined pills I’ve tried - I’ve tried rigevidon, millinette and eloine. 

Microgynon 30 pill-review-id-eca95dca-4747-4d33-a028-51b705290cb2

So many eye problems from this pill -  loss of vision and lots of cysts developed due to oil clogging glands in eye. Also experienced severe hair loss.

Cilique pill-review-id-abcc70b6-aa28-4fc4-9ac0-60507a6fa8fa

I probably haven’t been on it long enough to be able to say with full confidence that it’s definitely working for me, however compared to other hormonal contraceptives I’ve used it’s definitely pretty good. I’ve been taking it back to back with no pill break as the main reason for going on it was heavy/painful periods. The periods have of course stopped but there’s been a lot of spotting - tmi but it’s not really blood that I’m spotting and more dark discharge but it’s annoying nonetheless. I haven’t noticed a change to my sex drive but I have had more sex with my partner recently since not having to rely on condoms is a massive weight off both our minds - having said that the spotting does stop me from wanting to have sex sometimes. 

My boobs have gotten bigger, which to be honest for me is a win although they’re super sore. 

I’ve been getting pretty gnarly headaches/migraines but again I’m not 100% these are down to the pill as they seem to be triggered by a hangover and then progress into a migraine. They have increased since taking the pill, though. 

The last thing is my mood is quite erratic at the minute. Again, I can’t say fully that this is due to the pill as my moods beforehand were a bit all over the place as well thanks to PMS. 

Overall I’m happy with it so far and will continue to take it unless any side effects get worse. 

Sunya 20/75 pill-review-id-1c60f075-c774-4296-9f18-c9d11836ae33

I started microgynon at the start of January 2022 it's now June and I'm in the process of changing to a different pill. Microgynon had massively increased my hormonal acne cross my chin and upper arms, and it has caused me to gain nearly 10kg even though I go to the gym for 6hrs a week and eat healthy. In the last 3 months my period has been starting 3-4 days before I'm supposed to take my 7 day break, and my periods have become heavier and longer in the last 3 months. Absolutely loved the pill when I first started as it made my periods regular, light and pain free, this has unfortunately changed the longer I was taking it. Now I'm switching to marvelon to hopefully reduce the acne and stop the weight gain. 

Microgynon 30 pill-review-id-7340495e-1337-4639-8cee-4319527f13c4

I’m currently still taking this pill but looking to change. This is the third pill I’ve tried but hasnt been good. I’ve had severe an anxiety and depression. Haven’t felt like myself on it. Get frequent mood swings which last about hour or so, cry a lot. Overall would not recommend for your own sanity. However I didn’t notice any weight gain or change. My period last 1-3 days and very light

Millinette 20/75 pill-review-id-c835de1b-510c-4c34-a60b-fc65f4556452

In terms of contraception, great. However, I have undesired side effects. 

Levest pill-review-id-3c7049e7-2d7c-4716-991e-2020f3d066bb

I didn't notice a major difference afterwards but my skin did get worse with spots and more oily, realised it was affecting wearing contact lenses and my periods were back heavy, bad cramps and feeling sick. Gained weight coming off it as well.

I was on it for approximately 7 years after being diagnosed with PCOS. Never had any issues with being on it. Periods became regular and lighter and my skin was relatively clear. Had the usual spot on my chin every month but that was about it.

Millinette 20/75 pill-review-id-40addabf-4442-4af9-ba3c-4e732e73ccc4

My spots started to get a little worse once stopping Eloine, but nothing major, just the odd one… but then I started to get loads around my jaw line, and under my chin and neck. It’s not about 6months since stopping it, and my spots have just hit rock bottom, they’ve gotten really bad again. 

When I stopped the pill - the back pain didn’t completely go until about just under 2 months.

I’m currently debating whether to go back on Eloine, as I’m worried the back pain will happen again (I have heard that some people return to pills and will experience completely different effects to before). 

Honestly this pill majorly helped my spots. The spots on my face and back/chest cleared up almost instantly, like literally almost straight away. I literally wouldn’t even break out, I very rarely had the one pimple pop up. 

I stopped this pill due to back pain (was slightly unsure whether it was acc from the pill of not), which went once I stopped the pill. The back pain was odd, it was in the lower part of my spine?!

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