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[17 May 2013|02:56pm] |
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So, I just started Nuvaring last month. My doctor told me there was no reason to have a period so just leave it in and at the first of the month change it out. Well, I did that... and now, it is like I am having a light period with the darker colored discharge. I am just trying to figure out whats up :/. Is there a certain schedule until my body will realize its not trying to have a period? Help please.
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| new to bc |
[03 Mar 2013|12:22pm] |
i started my period on the 28 and inserted the ring today since my doctor said to insert it on sunday the week i get my period....he also told me i need to wait a month before letting my boyfriend well you know (im a little shy). but i read it only takes a week until your fully protected....
so is it a month or a week?? im confused and concerned
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| Urgent Question... Help? |
[22 Jan 2013|02:38pm] |
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I have been using NuvaRing for about 7 months now.. Last night I had sex with my boyfriend and the ring fell out. I didn't think anything of it because sometimes that happens and I figured I'd put it back in after we finished. Well, later that night after I left his house I remembered I never put it back in.. He wrapped it up and put it in the refrigerator and gave it back to me today. I rinsed it and put it back in but I'm nervous for if this will hurt me or the protection the rings provides me in any way.. I only had this ring in for a week before it came out, and I had it out for less than 20 hours.. Am I okay? Or will it hurt me having the same ring in for the next few weeks?
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| Continuous use question |
[30 Sep 2012|05:51pm] |
Hi all-
I've been using Nuva Ring for about 6 years now and I only recently learned that I can use it continuously to avoid the withdrawal bleed, so I've started that regimen. I have one question though. I've heard that the regimen goes: 3 or 4 weeks of the ring in, remove it and then put another one in right away (I get that part), and then after like the third cycle of this (third month or so), you leave the ring out for a week (like you would for a normal cycle with withdrawal bleed).
Can anyone tell me why you would need to leave it out for a week? If the point is to avoid the withdrawal bleed, why could't I do that forever basically?
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| Rifampin Question about Nuvaring |
[27 Aug 2012|10:47am] |
Hello ladies,
It's been awhile since I posted. I guess that means I don't usually have questions but this one stumps me. I have lyme disease and my doctor prescribed Rifampin for me. Rifampin is known to be the one drug that conclusively lowers the effectiveness of birth control whereas a lot of other antibiotics are still in the grey area. I haven't started the Rifampin yet but I had sex on Saturday night and today is Monday. My question is, if I started it today would I still be protected? I know sperm can sometimes live in the body longer than just during the time you are having sex so I didn't know if that was true should I hold off longer before starting it? I really need to start it but don't want to take any chances on this. My boyfriend and I already agreed that once I start the medication we will use condoms for awhile...this was kind of a condom-free last hurrah since I will be on it for several months. Any help, please? :)
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| Getting Married-- Help! |
[10 Aug 2012|03:32pm] |
I have been on Nuvaring since May of this year.
My Gyno said that I can skip my periods... I am getting married on September 2 and my schedule for a new ring on the 8th... the day we leave for our honeymoon.
I have experienced a lot of spotting and breakthrough bleeding while skipping my period....usually lasts for 3 weeks and I only have one week free of no bleeding. This is my 2nd month skipping. My question is will the 3 week spotting decrease after time? Or will I always have spotting/ bleeding as long as I skip my period?
What are some things I can do?
I don't want my period or spotting or breakthrough bleeding while traveling the country!
HELP!
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| Very nervous |
[26 Jun 2012|12:11pm] |
I have been on Nuva Ring for 3 Months now (this being my 3rd month). I put my ring in a few days later than I should have becuase my period took a week to get her ethen only lasted 3 days (which it usually does). So I put my ring in on the 22 intstead of the 18th. Well about 2 days after it was in I noticed red bumps and itching kind of like a rash. ( I am married and we are both clean.) Also last night (the 25th) we had unprotected sex, after he ejacualted it burned really bad.
So here is my question, do I need to be worried about being pregnant, and if I store them in my room and not in the fridge does it bother the effectiveness??
Please help we dont want kids and this is temporary until I can afford the Mirena.
EDIT: I have been on the pill for at least 10 years (got my period very young) so I switched right after the last pill period.
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| Another question about skipping |
[14 Jun 2012|08:39am] |
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I don't believe this has been covered and I've never skipped using the nuvaring (I've been on the ring for a few years) I left the ring in for 4 weeks and then I took it out and it has been out for 4 days now. Was this wrong do I need to insert one immediately ? If so how long do I leave that ring in?
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| should i take emergency contraception? |
[15 May 2012|09:59am] |
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i have been on nuvaring for 5 months now and love it. i previously haven't had any problems, but last week I was supposed to put my new ring in on sunday may 6. unfortunately the pharmacy was closed so I picked up the new ring on monday may 7 and put it in that night. i am familiar with posts that say i should use back up protection for 7 days, but last night, monday the 14th, i had unprotected sex with my boyfriend. he did pull out, but but i am worried as to whether i should be taking Plan B or an equivalent. since i put in NR last monday night, does that count as day 1, meaning last night would have been my 8th day with the ring and i was protected? or should i still have used a condom for extra protection? should i take Plan B or am i safe?
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| no idea where I am on my schedule! help! |
[22 Mar 2012|07:17pm] |
New question, since I realized I figured out the timing (thank goodness I mentioned to my mom in an email that I was on my period!)
Would it cause a problem to put in a new ring early, aka a few days before the end of the third week in, in order to change the day that that I switch rings? I feel like it wouldn't but I'd like to double check.
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| Cause for Concern? |
[18 Mar 2012|11:28am] |
Hi, ok so I have been on nuvaring for around 8 months now. At the beginning i kept it in for 4 weeks and just switched and skipped my period, but I found I always spotted so I went to 3 weeks in 1 week out. However, my boyfriend lives about 4 hours away, so i only get to see him like once every few months, so I would start to skip my week out and just go and insert a new ring, however with that doing 3-3 I found i would get spotting as well. The only way I could fix it is if i kept the first ring in for 2 weeks, then the second in for 3 weeks. My doctor said that was ok, i was still protect. However now I have gone back to 3 weeks in, one week out since I will not be seeing my bf for 4 months, but as soon as the end of the second week (literally one week to the day that I am supposed to take out the ring) i have been getting spotting, this has happened for the last 2 cycles that I can remember, possibly more. Could this be caused by my body being used to a nw ring being inserted after the second week? Or could it just be that the ring is not meant for me? I will be going to see my doctor in a week (currently on week out, dont wanna see the doc now) about it, but I just wanna not freak out any more!
Note: Spotting is more like a brown discharge than actual blood
Thanks
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| Sex on a skip |
[12 Mar 2012|11:30pm] |
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Hai! I've been on Nuvaring for about 2( give or take a few months) years and there is ONE big question I've been dying to have answered..I do the 3-3-3-1 (depending on if my body decides she's ok with that) and I would LOVE to know: If I take one out to replace it with a new one at the end of the 3rd week, can I have unprotected sex (same partner for several years no STD warnings needed here) on the first day of the new one and still be prego protected???
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[29 Feb 2012|09:51am] |
Good morning everyone,
I've been on Nuvaring for about 4 months now. I insert it on a Tuesday, and I usually get my period on the Monday before I take the ring out (a day before I remove the ring). It is now Wednesday, and though I've had all the signs of an oncoming period (bloating, cramps, heat flashes, crankiness, lack of appetite), I have yet to start bleeding. I haven't messed up the schedule at all. I know that I've kept it in for three weeks exactly every time, and taken it out for a week. I put it in and take it out at the same time of day (10:00 AM) every time. I use condoms in addition to the nuvaring when I have sex. Should I be worried? Is there any slim chance I could be pregnant?
Thank you.
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| 3 hours late |
[27 Feb 2012|12:20pm] |
Hi Everyone,
I have been on Nuva Ring for three months now (this is my third month). I usually put my nuva ring in at 8pm on Thursdays when starting a new cycle. This month I was not able to put in my nuva ring until 11pm that Thursday night. Does this three hour gap make a big difference? Am I still protected if I have unprotected sex within the first week?
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| unprotected sex |
[25 Feb 2012|11:26pm] |
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I put nuvaring in a thursday morning before school and took it out recently on a thurday morning 3 weeks later. I had unprotected sex thursday night and started my period the following saturday. Was i still protected? I've been using the nuvaring as instructed for 8 months and have had unprotected sex every time but this is the first time I've done it on my week off.... i figured having unprotected sex 2 days before my period would be to early to miss it, so i wouldn't be able to tell anything until it is too late. I'm always paraniod after unprotected sex, I actually give a sigh of relief when i finally do get my period even though i know nuvaring is 99.99% effective >.<
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| HELP?? |
[17 Feb 2012|07:04pm] |
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So I have been on nuvaring for about 6 months. I have never really had a problem with it. Last month I didnt get my period really. I spotted for about 2 days and that was it, which isnt normal for me because that has never happened before. I thought that I could have been pregnant because my fiance was home the month before (he was home for 2 weeks.) I took 3 tests and they were all negative. Well he came home last weekend and when we had sex he took the ring out which was okay. But I totally forgot and fell asleep, I didnt put it back in until the morning. That had of of been 6-8 hours. Then after that night he was home for another 2 days. He was home for a total of 4 days and with him being in the military and away so often for long periods of time we had sex every day multiple times a day and didn't use condoms. Im just wondering what are the chances that I could be pregnant?
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| My period with nuvaring |
[12 Feb 2012|09:49pm] |
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Hi after reading a few of these it seems like not too many people have had a problem starting their period 2 or 3 days after taking out nuvaring. Ive had mine for 4 months and every time I go my week with out nuva ring I don't start my period until the Sunday im ready to put the nuvaring back in. My period only lasts a few days but I really want to be on my last day of my period when I put it in not my first. I was wondering if any of you knew how to fix this or have had the same problem?? Thanks!!
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| A few hours late inserting my 'skip' ring. |
[12 Feb 2012|01:57am] |
Hey ladies,
I am a ring stacker. I will usually do the 3-3-3-1 method, but last month I noticed that with this pattern I would be having my period on Valentine's Day o_O No bueno! So I planned on just putting in another ring and skipping my period for one more month (my gyno and my mom, who's an NP, both have said I can skip as long as I feel comfortable). So I should have put my new ring in tonight at 7 pm, but I got called into work and didn't get home till 2 am, at which point I inserted it. My question is, I should still be protected, right? I figured since I'm skipping the ring free week, not putting it in late AFTER the ring free week, I should still be fine, because the protection lasts through the ring free week anyway.
Hope this made sense. LOL. Thank you ladies.
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| Was already late when I started |
[04 Feb 2012|09:04pm] |
Hello,
I was on day 36 of my cycle when I started nuvaring (1st time). The gyn did a pregnancy test and it was negative. Still no period. I'm just curious if it's likely that I will still not get it until I take the ring out? Or more probable that I will get it sometime in the first 3 weeks of having it in? I know you're all not experts, just hoping for opinions.
Thank you.
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| Extended cycling/stacking?/ Spotting |
[04 Feb 2012|12:59am] |
I have been on Nuvaring for three months(currently on my third ring). Never used anything else but I LOVE IT!
Here is a little info to help:
I first started in early November, 3 weeks later I took the ring out for my ring free week. Two days later I had my period, as scheduled. I put a new ring in early December after the ring free break(last day of my period). In December I decided to try extended cycling, where you basically skip your period(some call this stacking). I kept my nuvaring in for 4 weeks(skipping my ring free week) & started a new ring on schedule(January 6th). It worked perfectly, no bleeding no side effects. It worked so well the first time that I wanted to use extended cycling again because I had an important event at the end of the month.
Unfortunately, about three weeks in (January 26th) I started spotting, just a bit of red/blood. After a bit of debate I decided to keep my ring in & continue my extended cycle plan hoping the spotting would only last a day or two. I have been lightly spotting for a week now & have had some minor crapping(nothing even close to a normal period). I put my new ring in yesterday.
My questions are these:
1. How long will the spotting last? Is this normal since last month this didn't happen?
2. Is it okay to extend my cycle this month? Or should I take a ring free break instead of extended cycling? (A guy I am into is coming home to visit that week!)
3. For anyone out there that stacks/extends their cycles. Do you always skip your ring free week? Or do you have a pattern Skip one, withdraw & bleed the next.
PLEASE HELP! I'm freaking out a little.
Ps when I went on the ring I was told it's ok to extended cycle, it's safe & convenient!
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