Maybe it varies person by person.. I am
on the ring and personally I hate it. It
irritates me, ive had breakthrough
bleeding which ive never had on any other
birth control, my boyfriend can feel it
during sex and not to mention the last
time we had sex...The ring fell out..Which
wouldn't have been a big deal because you
have 3 hours to get it back in...But it
came out after sex and I found it the next
morning..
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rinsha
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 305 Location: Alabama
Posted: 05-26-06 12:47pm
aud_23
wrote:
ortho lo is really
good.
i was just put on this to help keep my
hormones regulated, because I had an
ovarian cyst rupture. I took my first
pill yesterday, I was very sick all day.
I know my body has to adjust to the pill,
but I was very sick even motion sick all
day I had to stay in the bed most of the
day. Is this normal to be this sick from
this type of birthcontrol? Any help would
be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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lil_mommy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 17 Location: Howe
Ring Or Iud Posted: 06-05-06 18:36pm
Which do you preferr? This wil be my
third child and im ready to be on
something for awhile.I have a 2 yr old and
a 9 mo old and 6 mo preg. I dont want my
tubes tied so which is better. Sis in law
is on iud and she said she loves it but
she is always spotting and discharging.For
the first 3-4 months she cramped all the
time. I want another kid later so which
is better.
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nessa2001
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 6 Location: orange
the Ring Posted: 08-04-06 16:08pm
Well I have been on the ring for 3 months
and I havent had any irritation at all..
I love it... Its so easy to insert and
remove..Alot of people have experience it
falling out, mine has never and i'm pretty
active with my partner.. The weight gain
is the same to the other bc options..But I
have tried pills and the depo shot and I
like the ring way better...
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furbyjames
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 2
Nuvaring Posted: 01-04-07 18:48pm
I have been using nuvaring for about 6
months now. In the begining it caused me
to have extreme mood swings and I honestly
felt like I was going crazy because one
minute id be pissed the next I would be
crying and so on and I didnt understand
what was happening. That went on for the
first 2 months but has gradually gotten
better. I still feel somewhat depressed
though, although I havent been diagnosed
with depression since I havent seen a
doctor about it. The ring was causing
extreme dryness an itching for a few days
at a time each month but recently I have
no longer been expieriencing this problem.
The worst side effect I have had was
going from wanting to have sex all the
time to not wanting it at all. But I have
slowly been gaining my sex drive back.
The best thing about the ring is you dont
have worry about it every day like pills.
It's my best option at this time besides
condoms.
To those who are afraid the ring will get
in the way while having sex, my boyfriend
has never complained (i think he likes
knowing its there so hes not stressing
about getting me pregnant) and besides,
you can remove the ring for up to 3 hours
if its a problem.
Some have posted that the ring has fell
out. I have never had this problem. I
have also never had any spotting. I have,
however, had some discharge but nothing
major.
And finally, I have gained about 10 pounds
since I began using the ring. I still
have the same diet and excercise as before
so I can only attribute the weight gain to
the ring.
Overall, im fairly happy with the ring now
that i've hung in there and the side
effects are starting to go away. And
besides, ive gone from having a 5 day
period with awful cramps (heavy in the
begining to light at the end) to now
having a 2 day light period with hardly
any cramps (basically no pms) gotta love
that:)
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laciedj
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 3
Nuvaring Posted: 07-07-07 15:19pm
I have been on the Nuvaring for about 6
months now and I absolutely love it. I
will never take another pill again. With
the pills I always had issues with mood
swings and virtually no sex drive. But
with the Nuvaring, everything is great! I
work in in OB/GYN office so I see a lot of
different birth control options and by
far, the Nuvaring has had the most
success! We just started a new birth
control called Implanon. It takes place of
the Norplant. It lasts three years. We
have had success with it so far as well.
So if you can handle Depo and are looking
for something a little more long term, you
might want to check into it. It is NOT
visible at all!
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sarahlea
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 1
Nuvaring Posted: 03-05-08 15:10pm
my doctor told me an easy way for
inserting the ring... take a tampax card
board applicator with out the tampon in
and put the ring in and insert it as if it
were a tampon!!
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daisy326
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 1
Nuvaring Posted: 03-10-08 21:20pm
Hello! It's my second month on nuvaring
and I think it's pretty good so far- it's
slipping down a bit but hopefully that's
just from my body getting used to it. I
was wondering if it's safe to use vaginal
lube with it,- like KY gel or Astroglide?
The nuvaring website doesn't really seem
to say anything definite about it...
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.:*Ladyjackinblack*:.
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 4
Nuvaring Vet Posted: 07-14-08 00:15am
Hey I have been on the Nuvaring for over a
year now and I love it! I even got my
roommates on it now. I use to have very
irregular periods and they would last
almot 8 days. I tried the pill but I could
never take it at the same time so I would
get two periods a month! But ever since
I've been on the ring they never last more
than 4 days and the cramps are very
minimal. And ladies don't be afriad of
your vagina....its really not a big deal
to put it in and remove, I've had friends
that were just disgusted by that part.
My only concern at the moment is how
effective it is, I think im just paranoid
but I use it correctly and it is suppose
to work like 99% right? My boyfriend and I
use condoms but sometimes he pulls out
before he goes but there is always the pre
stuff, should I be worried?
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.:*Ladyjackinblack*:.
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 4
Nuvaring Vet Posted: 07-14-08 00:21am
Hey I have been on the Nuvaring for over a
year now and I love it! I even got my
roommates on it now. I use to have very
irregular periods and they would last
almot 8 days. I tried the pill but I could
never take it at the same time so I would
get two periods a month! But ever since
I've been on the ring they never last more
than 4 days and the cramps are very
minimal. And ladies don't be afriad of
your vagina....its really not a big deal
to put it in and remove, I've had friends
that were just disgusted by that part.
My only concern at the moment is how
effective it is, I think im just paranoid
but I use it correctly and it is suppose
to work like 99% right? My boyfriend and I
use condoms but sometimes he pulls out
before he goes but there is always the pre
stuff, should I be worried?
