User Reviews for Phexxi

You will get pregnant if you are ovulating and use this as a form of birth control. I was pregnant the 2nd month using this.

38 years old and never pregnant. I got pregnant the first time I used this. I should have been more careful during my cycle as I was ovulating, but that being said I do not trust this as an effective form of birth control.

Used it for months and months never got pregnant until i decided not to use it once lol

Was excited to try Phexxi after 15+ years on hormonal birth control. I thought it was going great until I got a positive pregnancy test on my about two months in using it. Was super careful and used it perfectly every time.

Don’t trust Phexxi. Suggested by my OB to use as a hormone free BC. I didn’t want to take hormones while I was breast feeding. Started using in March 2023 and in November found out I was pregnant. Used it perfectly. Don’t use it.

I used Phexxi for about 9 months until I got a positive pregnancy test. I really thought I would be able to confidently rely on this birth control but boy was I wrong. I ended up having a miscarriage in the very early stages of pregnancy. The last few weeks have been torturous and I really wish I wasn't in the position that I am now. Hospital staff agreed that this birth control is very unreliable and should be pulled from the market. If you want to avoid pregnancy and a potential sad loss, please switch to something else or use condoms as a backup. Read More Read Less

Phexxi worked when using the pull out method (when without birth control using the pull our method I got pregnant). After a year of using phexxi we decided to not do the pull out method and I got pregnant right away. Phexxi is not an effective form of birth control.

I used it for 3 months and got pregnant.

I have used Phexxi for over 6mths. I am not pregnant yet. We use condoms alot and sometimes the pull out method. When using without condoms I have to remember to test my pH level [Amazon/Walgreens sells products for that] before he comes over. It helps me determine if we should use condoms. The Phexxi lube helps when the pH levels are good and it's always a treat for him. The product should come with pH level testers. It helps with my decisions, condoms or no condoms.

Like many people here, I really struggled with hormonal birth control after having my children. In my late 30s when I started using it, I knew that I was done having kids, so my OB recommended this. After three years of using Phexxi correctly every time AND pulling out every time, I’m pregnant. Now over 40, it’s a high risk pregnancy and I’m having to make incredible choices regarding my health. Oh, it also gave me bacterial vaginitis. This stuff should be pulled off the market.

I had the Nexplanon but wanted something without hormomes. I decided to try Phexxi and boy do I regret it. I usually do a ton of research before using something but just went for it blindly. I ended up in the ER with lots of abdominal pain and what feels like a ton of inflammation that is making my back and side hurt. I am missing work to take care of these horrible issues. Shame on You Phexxi!!!!!!

This works WONDERS for me. I started Phexxi after my miscarriage in April 2022. Since then, I have not been pregnant.

Couldn’t use hormonal birth control in combination with modafinil so I had to look for other options. I was fighting finding the perfect medication to control my narcolepsy. Later switched to adderall which is fine with hormonal birth control pills. (Hindsight is 20/20) Used as prescribed but during a fertile day. No instructions stated must use with condom or pull out method. I got pregnant after the first use. He did not pull out but I applied an extra applicator a few hours later just to be safe. Still was ineffective birth control and I got pregnant that day. I went to 37.5 week with my daughter and then had a stillbirth due to a cord entanglement accident. She wasn’t planned. It was a one night stand. I rearranged my whole life for this pregnancy that shouldn’t have happened due to Phexxi and now I’m devastated. There is no correlation with Phexxi and the stillbirth as far as I have been made aware. Cord accidents are extremely rare. Read More Read Less

I was excited to try a hormone-free BC option that had been touted as being an “effective” alternative. I used it correctly every time I had sex, following the directions to a T, until the 10th or so time I used it and I became pregnant.

After the birth of my second child my doctor offered a sample of this since I was breastfeeding. One month later I got pregnant. I called my doctors office pretty anger, they thought it was funny since phexxi rep was in their office that day, I said they better not be buying y’all steak dinners.I think Phexxi owes my baby a college fund. Don’t use this please don’t us this ladies.

1 month use and became pregnant. Thankfully I am in my 30s, married, have a child, and was on the fence about having another child but I feel awful for women in other circumstances taking this. I don’t do well with hormones and was thrilled to have another option even if it was only “as effective as condoms” however I sincerely do not believe this is anywhere as effective as condoms. Also to mention, the technical language in the directions is written so poorly - it should definitely highlight not to take after sex. Besides being ineffective with perfect use I have to believe there’s also a lot of women thinking they’re taking perfectly when they’re not.Read More Read Less

I got an infection after my first use. Immediately stopped. There’s notes in the fine print that you have to check your body’s pH level before having sex… nobody wants to do science before that… Excellent concept, but need something better that is non-hormonal.

Prescribed it after getting my IUD out as I was having a lot of complications with it. Used it for one month exactly as prescribed and got pregnant.

So far so good. I’m 44 so maybe less fertile. I still get paranoid that I’m pregnant if I have sex during my fertile time and use Phexxi with no pull out, but I keep doing it. Sometimes we also use pull out during fertile times. It has worked so far for over a year, fingers crossed lol. My only real issues are all the stories I read online about people getting pregnant on this (those terrify me), and also when it drips out for the rest of the day or the next day. That is kind of annoying. But I can’t do crap that alters my body anymore and I dislike condoms. I hope it continues to be effective for us:) and for fellow users of Phexxi!Read More Read Less

I was prescribed this BC method after my 6 week appointment after birth, since I did not want to go back on the pill and I have no interest in any other BC method. So far it’s been working great it’s been a year since I’ve been using this product. I will say the only time I use it is when I know my husband doesn’t want to do the pull out method. I do get some tingling/tightness in my vagina when I use this product. But the feeling passes in about an hr. Another thing about phexxi though is it slowly drips out of me for what feels like all day and that gets very annoying as I’ll have to wear some panty liners for the day. Read More Read Less