NuvaRing

Since you reinserted NuvaRing two days late, there's a chance you could be pregnant. Take a pregnancy test, and use a backup method of birth control until you've been on the ring for seven days. if you don't get a period after removing NuvaRing, repeat the pregnancy test. If it's negative, insert the new ring.

If it doesn't bother you, and one had already been in for three weeks, you could leave in both. If that's uncomfortable, pick up a new ring at the pharmacy, discard both of the old rings, and insert the new one. If your insurance won't allow the early refill, contact your health care provider. They may be able to contact the pharmacy to authorize an early refill, or may be able to provide you with a sample NuvaRing.

In my experience, if you don't see a difference after four cycles, you might consider trying something else if lightening your period is your main priority. A different hormonal method, like some birth control pills, might do better.

Yes! Happened to me today, but that was the first time in a year so it's evidently very rare. As long as the ring isn't left out more than 3hrs then you should be fine. Wash your hands and the ring with warm water before re-inserting it.

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Just by checking the nuvaring site: [url=http://www.nuvaring.com/Consumer/aboutNuvaRing/possibleSideEffects/index.asp[/url] you get the answer.

"Irregular vaginal bleeding or spotting

Changes in menstrual cycle"

So...yes, it is possible.

Because you interested the ring one week too late you could of conceived during this week. If you experience symptoms see your doctor for a pregnancy blood test.

Yes. I asked my doctor if it was ok to use the nuvaring, and if it could cause any problems with my diabetes (type 1). My doctor was not worried at all that anything would go wrong, and he is one of the best in my home city.

The same thing happened to me. You're supposed to leave the ring in place for the full three weeks to ensure protection. Supposedly you can spot any time that you're on the ring and be fine. If you phone the Nuvaring hotline, they'll tell you to go see your doctor if it keeps up/happens again next month.

it is happening to me...hopefully it doesn't mean anything bad haha

If it fell into bed, and there isn't a lot of dog hair or cracker crumbs on your sheets, it shouldn't be a problem. But it would probably be kinder to your body to rinse it off first.

Yes, but if you're doing so just to prove you're not pregnant, reconsider. Just take a pregnancy test instead, and continue using the NuvaRing on schedule.

If you're trying to change the date of your period, just use the NuvaRing without taking the week-long break, rather than stopping the NuvaRing early and putting yourself at risk of pregnancy.

Contact your health care provider for advice specific to your situation. If you want to stop NuvaRing, it's fine to remove it early. There's no other reason that I can think of in which removing NuvaRing early makes sense.

NuvaRing can't cause shingles. Shingles are caused by a reactivation of the chicken pox virus you caught earlier in your life.

There's no need to stop using hormonal contraception, including Nuva Ring, for as long as you don't want to get pregnant. Nuva Ring and other hormonal birth control methods have no effect on future fertility.

When you stop Nuva ring, you'll normally have the usual withdrawal bleeding you experienced in prior months of ring use. After that, if you had regular 28 day periods prior to using Nuva Ring, you can expect your next period in 4-6 weeks.

NuvaRing doesn't affect the accuracy of a pregnancy test. You can test no sooner than 10 days after sex.

It might have fallen out? Go to your Gyno. See what they can find/what they say

Like any hormonal birth control method, Nuva Ring is likely to cause lighter flow and shorter periods than you had before you started on it. 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.

Sometimes, on Nuva Ring, the flow gets so light that you don't notice anything at all. That is normal, and there's no need for concern if you used the ring correctly last month. You can take a pregnancy test if you're concerned, though.

This decrease is not dangerous -- it's not as if the lining is building up and waiting to be shed. (In fact, it's this effect on the lining of the uterus that allows hormonal birth control to lower the risk of endometrial cancer in women who use it.)

For some women, the lack of bleeding is welcome, and for others, it's worrisome. If it bothers you, talk with your health care provider about other options.

If you've made a mistake with your ring, it makes sense to take a pregnancy test to make sure that's not a factor. Then discuss your bleeding pattern with your health care provider to make sure no other factors are contributing. Then decide if you think this is a helpful or irritating side effect.

I have been on the Nuva Ring for about 6 months now and it's the only birth control I can take and not have nasty side effects. My doctor told me that it is very common for your period to become very light if not go away completely from using the Nuva Ring after a couple of months. My periods on the Nuva Ring would last for maybe an hour as spotting- and then nothing.

I have been on Nuva Ring for exactly 3 years. My periods have varied but have been so much lighter than before. For the last three months, I have had no period with the 3-week in, 1-week out method for the ring. I went to the doctor 1 month ago and he said it is perfectly normal. I don't feel any different. I am not pregnant either. My sexual activity is sporadic since I don't have a partner, so I don't know if this affects hormonal levels.

I know of no medical diagnostic tools that allow a health care provider to tell a woman she has no more eggs in her ovaries. I would pay to see that report. Women who still have periods are advised to use some method of contraception if they don't want to get pregnant. Nuva Ring is a highly effective method.

If you start Nuva Ring on the very first day of menstrual bleeding, it offers immediate protection. If you start on another day of your cycle, you need to use a backup method of birth control, like condoms or abstinence from vaginal sex, for the first seven days of ring use. If you had sex in the first seven days without a condom, consider using emergency contraception, and continue using the ring as scheduled.

See your DR. You may need a pregnancy blood test and a change to contraceptive.

If you used the ring correctly and consistently in the three weeks before the ring-free week, you have no decrease in protection during the ring-free week.

It is effective immediately. The ring works just like the birth control pills. Except instead of taking non-active pills that week you take out the nuvaring for a week.

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.