No, but it can cause spotting. 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.
If you have a problem in which you haven't had a period for some time, then Nuva Ring may help bring on withdrawal bleeding at the end of the three week "ring in" period.
Whatever bleeding you have, just keep using the ring on the schedule on your calendar, regardless of bleeding.
Yes, inserting NuvaRing before your period can delay bleeding.
Yes, you should remove or replace the NuvaRing on schedule regardless of any bleeding.
If you inserted NuvaRing during your period, you're likely to bleed again in two to four weeks.
Yes, inserting the first NuvaRing will often shorten a woman's period.
After 29 days wearing the Nuvaring, you remove it (for 7 days). Then you get your period and you use the softcups. You're period is already over, when you have to insert a new Nuvaring. So you''ll never have to wear both at the same time. a user of both ;-)
Yes
Skipping your period with NuvaRing does not increase the risk of pregnancy. Using hormonal birth control with a shorter or absent break may actually lower the risk of pregnancy.
If you start using NuvaRing on day one of your period, you will be instantly protected because you are not ovulating. If you wait until days 2 - 5, you could not be protected if you have already started to ovulate.
If you put the first one in and day one of your period, you get earlier protection.
The signs of pregnancy on NuvaRing are positive pregnancy test and missed periods. Take a pregnancy test if you think you might be pregnant.
You wait the 7 days and put another nuvaring in. You'll only have a period if the hormone level is low enough, some people lose periods altogether on the nuvaring.
Yes, there is a possibility that the NuvaRing can make your period come at an irregular time.