Nuva Ring Allergic Reaction Posted: 10-31-07 10:32am
I have been experiencing a painful and
unbearable allergic reaction to my birth
control only during and after intercourse.
This allergic reaction is a very strong
burning sensation and intense redness and
swelling of the entire genital area that
lasts for several minuets (something like
a ½ hour or more). I considered the
possibility that I may be allergic to my
partners semen (which has been reported to
be an actual medical problem) so to test
this theory we used a condom along with
the nuva ring but the painful burning
allergic reaction would still appear
during and strongly after intercourse (so
much so that I could not move from so much
pain and my boyfriend had to help me into
a warm bath to sooth the irritation). I
couldn’t take it anymore it was just too
painful! I switched to a different form
of birth control (the pill) to see if I
was having an allergic reaction to the
nuva ring and within a week the allergic
reaction did not reoccur. I was thrilled
that I found a solution to this very
painful problem. I talked to my doctor to
explain what happened and she didn’t
seem too convinced that was what was going
on. She told me that maybe I just became
accustom to my partners semen that it
wasn’t causing an allergic reaction
anymore. I when with this theory of hers
both because my life is so hectic and my
schedule is so crazy consequently I kept
forgetting to take my pill… so I went
back on the nuva ring. It took no time at
all for the problem to be back! The first
time I became intimate with the nuva ring
in place I was having the same awful
allergic reaction. I am getting off of
this form of birth control for good now
and sticking with the pill. I am going to
try and use Yaz. I have never heard of
such an allergic reaction to a BC...
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Tylanas
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Posted: 10-31-07 11:08am
I don't think it's an allergic reaction at
all. I think it was friction due to the
ring being in during sex!! I think it was
rubbing against the inside of your vagina
and scraping it raw. That's why you still
felt horrid even when he used a condom. It
wasn't the semen or the ring; it was
friction and abrasions. This can be solved
by taking the ring out when you have sex.
This is completely safe! You can take it
out for up to 3 hours.
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blondie_899
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Posted: 10-31-07 13:12pm
I don't think it's the ring either. If you
ever go back on the ring just make sure to
take it out like Eiri said.When your done
just wash it off with lukewarm water.
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ruwierd2
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Posted: 11-01-07 12:25pm
Eiri
wrote:
This can be solved by taking
the ring out when you have sex. This is
completely safe! You can take it out for
up to 3
hours.
It really doesnt reduce the
effectiveness???
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Tylanas
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Posted: 11-01-07 18:17pm
ruwierd2
wrote:
Eiri
wrote:
This can be solved by taking
the ring out when you have sex. This is
completely safe! You can take it out for
up to 3
hours.
It really doesnt reduce the
effectiveness???
Absolutely not
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-02-07 13:37pm
When I was on the ring, after about a year
of using it, I started to experience that
too, even if I took the ring out right
before and used lots of lube. My doc
didn't believe me that it was the ring,
but as soon as I stopped it, I felt
better.
Try taking it out like the ladies said,
but if that doesn't work, just switch. I
got to the point where I hated sex because
it hurt so bad every time, and I couldn't
find anything wrong except once I stopped
using the ring I was instantly better.
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janeboston
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Reaction to NuvaRing Posted: 03-16-08 07:47am
I think I am experiencing the same symtoms
with the Nuva Ring--went to OBGyn: totally
negative for all infections, etc. Still
having irritation around vaginal
opening--burning, redness, discharge.
Extremely uncomfortable. Am going to try
not using the ring and see what happens.
Thanks for the postings.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 03-16-08 12:06pm
Let us know how it goes when you take it
out- I'm curious if this is a more common
side effect than we know about.
I thought it was a yeast infection at
first so I tried to treat it, then I
thought it wasn't enough lube so I tried
using store bought lube, then I finally
just stopped using the ring and I was
miraculously cured!