i think i might be pregnant, but how?

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Registered: 08-21-2003
i think i might be pregnant, but how?
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Wed, 04-28-2004 - 1:35am
hello,

first let me tell you my contraceptive history. I was on OTC since May 2003, but then I switched to NuvaRing beginning March. So now I've been on nuva ring for 2 months. Well the last ring i used, i put in April first, and then i had sex without a condom April 17. I was suppoise to have my period Monday, APril 26, but it's Tuesday now and i'm just starting to spot a litte, (no real period yet). It was the first time i had sex in a month, and i use condoms 90% of the time. and the first month on the ring,i got my period when i was suppose to. I'm freaking out a little, but i just took a pregnancy test that said i wasn't pregnant. can someone please reassure me or help me know what's going on? thank you so much
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Registered: 06-29-2003
Wed, 04-28-2004 - 8:27am
The first couple months on a new type of hormones can make your period a little strange. Its just your body getting used to it. If your period doesnt show by the time you put a new ring in I would test again. Any Nuvaring users here to tell their experience the first few months of use?
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 04-29-2004 - 1:18pm

My period moved around at first when I started.

Judie Cl for Birth Control 
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Registered: 03-13-2004
Thu, 04-29-2004 - 2:41pm
You're probably experiencing breakthrough bleeding... I did when I went on the ring, or when I changed from the ring to the pill as well... should clear up after your next period.. :-)
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Registered: 08-21-2003
Thu, 04-29-2004 - 3:20pm
thank you all for your responses. i finally got what i think is my period yesterday, and today i have to put in a new ring. it's weird, because whenever i would use a tampon and change, it would stop, then start again in a bit. i've never been so happy to get my period before!!

thanks again!