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| Mon, 02-23-2004 - 4:29pm |
Hello. I'm new to the board. I have an appointment to go to Planned Parenthood to get on birth control on Wednesday. I was on Lo Ovral a few months ago, but the side effects were unbearable..especially the dryness I was experiencing. I have heard many good things about the ring.
So I have a question about the start date. I think I have read that you can begin anywhere from day 1 to day five of your period with the ring. Is this true? So I started my period Sunday and will get the ring Wednesday, which will be day 4. But what if my period has stopped by then? Is it still ok to put it in? Will I be protected?
My boyfriend is in California and I am in Nebraska. I am seeing him in about a month and should have started bc pills, but it is too late, so I figured the nuvaring would be the next best thing. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

This would be a good question for the doctor, but I don't see any reason why you couldn't start on Wednesday, four days after the start of your last period. This would apply to the ring, the patch, or the pill.
Good Luck!
Me neither!