I just had a baby and now im thinking
about my birth control options. Me and my
doc. Have talked bout it a lil , but I
have an appt. Coming up when we will
discuss it more. For now im doin sum
research. I was thinking about the patch
but since all that stuff came out about
it, im like forget the patch! So I was
looking @ nuvaring. If you are on
nuvaring, how do you like it? Is the
weight gain that bad?? Is
inserting/removing it a hassle?? Jus tell
me your experience with it. (i kno
everyone is diff, tho!)
thanks!
Megan
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so_n2_u1116
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 37
Posted: 11-16-05 13:48pm
I used the ring for 3 months and had to
stop. It irritated me sooo bad! I was
itchy and sore to touch! I wish I could
have stayed on it though, I did like it.
Its simple to use and if its in right you
can't feel it even during sex. You have
to keep the ones your not using
refrigerated though. Other than that they
are no hassle. I wasn't on it long enough
to be able to tell you how well they work
though, but at the end I did stop using
condoms and didnt get pregnant, so I would
say if your body can adjust well enough to
it go for it.
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solar001
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Weston, FL
Nuvaring Posted: 11-23-05 14:35pm
I put my first one in last night. Putting
it in is just as easy as putting in a
tampon, and if you can't feel tampons,
then you won't feel this. I've read that
weight gain is not much of a problem,
especially if you are a healthy eater. I
don't feel any side effects, and I won't
focus on them, and neither should you.
Just give it a try and see if it's for
you. Some people have had to take it out
right away because of
depression/moodiness/headaches or
whatever, but others have continued to use
it for years. You feel a difference very
quickly, but it's because hormones are
going directly into your blood stream. I
say don't be afraid to try it.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 11-23-05 17:52pm
I would say since you have had a baby..
Why not give and iud a try..? Especially
mirena.. It is good for 5 years, and has
a better effectiveness than sterilization,
but it can be taken out any time.
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solar001
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Weston, FL
Posted: 11-29-05 12:27pm
I came across a comment that really states
how I feel:
"i was paranoid when I started nuvaring, I
figured that since I didn't feel like
caca, it wasn't working!"
it's comfortable, with a good diet and
regular intake of vitamins, you should be
fine. I feel great, I really like it.
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carriedalejrfan
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 2
Nuvaring Posted: 12-12-05 11:52am
I was on the depo shot for 1 and 1/2 years
after my last child it was horrible had
migraines all the time and gained 45lbs in
that short of time. I'm now on nuvaring
have been for bout 14mo I love it :dlost
the weight I gained in no time at all.
With 2 small kids I couldnt remember the
pill everyday and I go to tanning bed all
the time so didnt want a patch mark lol.
The nuvaring is so easy to use my husband
says he can feel it but it doesnt bother
either one of us. Its great I would
recommend it!!!
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{~*~Lady Makaveli~*~}
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 31 Location: Kentucky
Posted: 12-12-05 23:18pm
Im glad to hear positive things bout the
ring. I started it yesterday and so far
so good! I was surprised @ how easy it
was to put in!
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taryn420
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 33 Location: PA
Posted: 12-13-05 15:40pm
Its easy to put in but how easy is it to
take out?? Im kinda squeamish.
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katiedp
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Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Location: Toronto, Canada
Posted: 12-13-05 15:41pm
Has anyone on this expereinced
breakthrough bleeding?
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angela1103
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 5 Location: usa
Break Through Bleeding Posted: 12-13-05 21:14pm
I am really interested in the breakthrough
bleeding too! I have been on seasonale
and have had it almost the first 2 months.
How about breakthrough bleeding on the 5
year iud??? Any information would be
great as this is the worst side effect of
birth control!!
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Aud_23
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 17
Posted: 12-14-05 11:37am
Ortho lo is really good.
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solar001
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Weston, FL
My First Cycle Is Almost Over Posted: 12-15-05 19:00pm
Ok, I just took out my first ring, it was
just as easy to take out as it was to put
in. Here was my experience:
i put it in on day 2 of a very heavy
period last month. After I put it in, my
period stopped, literally. The next day,
I had spotting, just like my period is on
the last day or so, but it lasted the
entire 3 weeks. When I took it out on
tuesday, the spotting stopped, and then I
got my period this morning (thursday).
I'm hoping that the spotting was only
because the ring got in the middle of a
very heavy period. My period now is a *d
r e a m* no cramps, no nothing, I don't
even feel like it's the first day (which
is always the worst, I usually don't even
leave the house) I went out, walked
around, I don't even feel like I have my
period. I'm hoping that it will always be
this way.
But yeah, putting it in and taking it out
is a breeze, as long as you're comfortable
with touching yourself, which you should
be, because it's your body.
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{~*~Lady Makaveli~*~}
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 31 Location: Kentucky
Side Effects? Posted: 12-16-05 02:20am
Ive been on the ring almost a full week,
and the only side effects I can see is
having a dry mouth, gas, and sum vaginal
discharge (odorless)
is this all normal?
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{~*~Lady Makaveli~*~}
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 31 Location: Kentucky
Side Effects? Posted: 12-16-05 02:21am
Ive been on the ring almost a full week.
Ive been having dry mouth, sum gas and sum
odorless vaginal discharge.. Are these
side effects of the ring?
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solar001
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Weston, FL
Sure, Why Not? Posted: 12-19-05 22:39pm
I've heard of women getting gas in the
beginning and some discharge, dunno about
the dry mouth, are you sure that it's
directly related to nuvaring?
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{~*~Lady Makaveli~*~}
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 31 Location: Kentucky
Posted: 12-19-05 22:45pm
Once I think bout it, the drymouth could
be from my allergy pills... Duh silly
me!! Will the discharge stop after a
couple months? Cuz its annoying!
I've been on the ring for three weeks now
and I hate it. I can't wait to take it
out. It seemed like every other day or
so it would slip and i'd have to push it
back inside of me further. I'm positive
that I pushed it in as far as it would go
but it just kept slipping down. Has
anyone else experienced this?
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solar001
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Nov 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Weston, FL
Keeping It In. Posted: 04-25-06 09:11am
That happened to me a few times in the
beginning. I tried laying down and with
my legs bent upward (kind of like the sex
position), try putting it in as if it were
a diaphragm. Sort of fold it and then put
it in as deep as you can. I never have
problems with that anymore (i've been on
it since november), it's the greatest
birth control that I could ever imagine, I
thought about it constantly for the first
two months, but now, I only think about it
when I have to insert/remove it, and when
I have to buy it. It's awesome.
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mariana
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 79
Posted: 04-26-06 18:39pm
I used nuvaring for several months (about
5 months) but recently stopped because my
fiance didn't like it. I loved it
otherwise. I did have discharge, and it
never did go away, but I just used
pantiliners. Like other users who have
posted, I had no pms signs, no cramping or
bloating, it was wonderful. I never had
any problems with it slipping out, but it
was kind of weird...Some days I would just
be sitting down and it would feel like it
was slowly creeping down, and when I went
to the bathroom to check it was kind of
close to my opening, but it never actually
came out.
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dc79
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Vienna
Spotting the Second Month of Nuvaring Anyone? Posted: 05-17-06 16:48pm
Solar001 since you put it back in for the
next three weeks have you spotted any?
Cause I am getting ready totake mine out
monday, I put it on my first day of my
period and stopped the next day....Then
two days later started spotting the hole
time now. I just want to know if the
second month is the same on no spotting
for you.
