If you've had Nuva Ring in for the last three weeks, you can expect your usual withdrawal bleed when you take it out. Bleeding could start anytime during the ring-out week, and may continue into the first days of your next ring. You can still use tampons or pads for any bleeding. You should continue using Nuva Ring according to the schedule on your calendar, regardless of the timing of any bleeding.
No, Nuva Ring doesn't lead to bacterial vaginosis, and it should not be removed and washed daily. .
Irregular bleeding in the first three months of using hormonal birth control like Nuva Ring is common, although it happens less often with Nuva Ring than with the pill. If unexpected bleeding is still occurring in your fourth month on the ring, or if you have other symptoms, contact your health care provider.
Yes, you should put your ring in as scheduled regardless of bleeding. Most women reinsert the next ring while they're still bleeding. You can also insert it early -- no later than seven days after you removed the last ring.
Yes, it is. Keep using the Nuva Ring according to the calendar, leaving it in for three weeks and taking it out for seven days, regardless of bleeding.
If you take out NuvaRing early, you may or may not have bleeding. This bleeding is withdrawal bleeding, not a menstrual period.
Use a backup method for the first seven days of Nuva Ring use.
In the first three months, you may have irregular spotting or bleeding. It's less common on Nuva Ring than on the pill, but it can occur. Many women using Nuva Ring have noticed that their withdrawal bleeding starts later in the week than it did when they were using the birth control pill. If you take out the ring on Sunday, you might not spot or bleed until Thursday or Friday. That's fine; just put in the new ring on Sunday (in this example) as scheduled. Whatever bleeding you have, just keep using the ring on the schedule on your calendar, regardless of bleeding.
No. The important thing to remember with Nuva Ring is to continue to use it according to the schedule on the calendar, regardless of any bleeding. You may start bleeding before the three week ring interval is done, but you keep it in anyway. You may still be bleeding after the ring-free interval is done, but you put in a new ring anyway.
After you take out your last Nuva Ring, you'll probably have your usual withdrawal bleeding. After that, your next period will probably come in 4-6 weeks, if you were regular prior to using Nuva Ring. If your periods were irregular before the ring, they'll probably return to their irregular habit after you stop the ring.
Some women have little or no bleeding during the ring-free week. If you've used the ring correctly, there is no cause for concern.
In the first three months, you may have irregular spotting or bleeding. It's less common on Nuva Ring than on the pill, but it can occur. After the three month "breaking in" period, you should see more regular periods and lighter flow. Whatever bleeding you have, just keep using the ring on the schedule on your calendar, regardless of bleeding.
It's uncommon for it to go on that long, but breakthrough bleeding is common in the first months of using Nuva Ring. In the first three months, you may have irregular spotting or bleeding. It's less common on Nuva Ring than on the pill, but it can occur. After the three month "breaking in" period, you should see more regular periods and lighter flow. Whatever bleeding you have, just keep using the ring on the schedule on your calendar, regardless of bleeding.