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kakea

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Unused NuvaRing Effective ?
Posted: 03-13-08 01:30am

Hello,
One year ago, i attempted to begin using birth control--NuvaRing--but chickened out. I got the boxes from the pharmacy but just never opened them.
Recently I began a serious relationship which convinced me to finally start for real. I opened one and have been using it for the past 3 weeks. The expiration on the sachet indicated it wouldn't expire until 2009.
Now after stumbling upon new information, it seems that in order for the rings to still be "good" by that expiration date, they would've had to have been in the refrigerator all this time.
They were actually on the top shelf of my closet. Does this mean that the ring I am now using has been completely ineffective and I am probably pregnant??
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Tylanas

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Posted: 03-13-08 09:43am

It is possible. I'd call a pharmacists or gynecologist and ask.
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