Nuvaring is known to reduce periods, you should enjoy it!

Okay lol, that's a relief. I hate my period and now I love only having really short ones. The only thing is I'm experiencing a bit of weight gain. It has prompted me to start working out regularly (I never exercised before) but if it keeps up I might consider going back to the pill. Pill=forgetting to take it=pregnancy scares

I have been on Nuva Ring for a little over a year now, and I really like it. Before I started, my periods used to last for 5 days. Now, they are lighter, and tend to only last for about 3. I think what you are experiencing is normal!

Has anyone continuously not used condoms with the Nuva Ring? Just curiuos if anyone has gotten pregnant while on the ring, but not using condoms. Please respond.

I am going to start nuvaring here very soon, I just got put on it since depo-vera was not working, do you like it?

I was on the ring for about a year and sure didn't get pregnant (and don't use condoms).

In fact, about 98% of women don't get pregnant on the ring, they are slightly more effective than the pill (because they're easier to use) and that is without condoms.

Thank you for the reassurance! Every little bit helps!

Hey, just wanted to know if any of you have experiended problems with bleeding during sex? My boyfriend and I were having sex the other night and we stopped halfway through because I realized I was bleeding. I'm not sure if the ring may have jabbed me and caused this or not? Any advice???

It's more likely that it didn't have anything to do with the ring- it's really easy for the vaginal walls or the labia to get scratched or something during foreplay or sex. The ring is so pliable and smooth, it just doesn't seem likely that it made you bleed! But I guess anything is possible.

When I used the ring, after about 10 months of using it, after sex I would feel really irritated, like his penis had been wrapped in sandpaper. I never had any bleeding, though. But I know it wasn't a lubrication issue, because we use lube quite often. The doc said it couldn't have been the ring but I swear it was because as soon as I got off it the irritation went away.

Unfortunately, that was the only side effect I had from it, and I miss it

Thanks for the post! That makes me feel a little better! I love the ring, and I have yet to experience the side effect that you did. Sorry to hear you had to go through that My boyfriend and I were just so caught off guard last night from the bleeding. I never had that before, and I was not even feeling any type of pain or discomfort.

Thanks again for the help! Take Care!

I had the same irritation and burning after sex (as you probably remember from another post) after a few months of using the Ring. I also had the first yeast infection of my life. I think that it must've just irritated my skin/vaginal walls.... and also the yeast infection did that too.

It all got better when I switched back to the pill, but if you don't have irritation problems then the ring seems pretty great (easier to remember!!).

The slight bleeding could mean the ring has caused some irritation. The ring is still very very new and I don't even think the manufacturers are fully aware of possible side effects - so doctors may not be linking symptoms to the cause.

ok now i have a problem... this past monday my period ended and thats when the doc told me to start my ring... well the first day in was fine but the second and third my legs were shaking at night really bad and other side effects with it soo the 3rd or fourth day... i took it out cuz i couldn't take it no more... the shakings getting better but last night i start my period again.. nothing heavy its pretty light but i am bleeding.. i tried to call the doc but there too busy... help.. is it normal for me to start my period all over again..