Nuvaring And Skipping Periods Posted: 01-16-06 19:01pm
I am new to nuvaring and am going on my
third month, and so far I love it. I am
in a long-distance relationship and I have
always planned my periods with birth
control pills around the times that we
will be together (we see each other about
every 3 months). Now that i'm on
nuvaring, I am a little worried about what
to do.
The next time I see my fiance, I am going
to have my period almost the entire visit.
I would like to delay my period one week,
not have it the week before (because if I
have it the week before, my period will
still be going when I go see him).
Is it safe to take my nuvaring out after
the three weeks, and then go two weeks
before inserting a new one? I will not be
having sex for two months after I do this,
so do you think it's ok?
The only other solution is to skip my
period for two months, can I do that on
nuvaring by inserting a new ring after the
third week?
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-16-06 19:50pm
Skipping period is easily done with nuva
ring. It is actually good for 4 whole
weeks, not just three, so you could just
skip a period with nuva ring. But
remember no matter which way you skip a
period there can still be faint spotting
and bleeding.It is best to seek advice of
a doc about skipping.
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mariana
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Posted: 01-17-06 00:56am
Well, the thing is, I don't really want to
skip a period. Let me explain in more
detail.
Right now, I am on my "ring free" week.
Normally, I would insert a new ring jan 29
and leave it in for three weeks, etc. If
I am to continue using the nuvaring
normally in this way, I should have my
period march 14-18. However, I am going
to be visiting my fiance from the 12-18.
I am not comfortable with inserting a new
ring that week in march, or keeping one in
for four weeks, because my period seems to
be very stubborn; I had tried doing this
on bc pills and I had my period anyway.
What I would like to do is go two weeks
without a nuvaring this month (so, instead
of inserting a new one on jan 29, I would
insert a new one on feb 5)- and this would
therefore cause me to have my period the
week after my visit.
Is this okay?
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mariana
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Posted: 01-22-06 15:30pm
Does anyone know if this is ok to do?
(essentially go off of nuvaring for one
week to delay my period?)
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-22-06 17:25pm
You would still have starnge spotting and
odd bleeding that could be bothersome, but
as long as you are not having sex
(unprotected) it is not harmful.
