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Nuvaring
| Tue, 06-01-2004 - 9:01pm |
I am using the Nuvaring and I was just wondering if there is anyone on here that has had a good experience with it. I am very nervous about it because I have never been on a hormonal contraceptive. I have always used condoms and it took my husband and i a long time to get pregnant so for a long time i used nothing. Then we ended up having 2 children 16 months apart. Any input would be great.

I have been on the ring for 6 months now. Before that I was on the pill for 4 years. The ring has a very low amount of hormones. I don't feel like I have mood swings like I did when I was on the pill. Once you have the ring in you cannot feel it. I used to worry it would come out when I went to the bathroom, but it hasn't. Sometimes we leave it in during sex and if he or I can feel it we take it out and put it back afterwards. It's really easy to move the date of your period around with the ring too. And I love not having to take a pill everyday. I think I will stick with this method for a long time. I hope it works out for you!
Hope that helps--we've had a ton of posts on the ring, if you do a search for "nuvaring" or "ring" you may find a lot of them. Good luck, I hope it works well for you!
Co-cl for Birth Control
Let me start by saying I've been unhappy with taking b/c pills lately because I feel they are making my body not wanna have sex and that is horrible on relationship! Anyway I went to the Dr this last Thursday and decided to try the Nuvaring. A change in hormone levels and all that..
But my main concern is, how deep does it need to go? I am worried it isn't deep enough. Will it fall out? Will my DBF feel it (and potentially hurt him) during intercourse?
Can anyone please help me put my fears and concerns to rest?
Thanx in advance!
You should try to push the ring as far back in your vagina as it will go. But it will find its own spot pressing on the walls of your vagina and may come to rest against your pubic bone. Very few users have had their rings expelled. Users have reported that their partners are rarely bothered by the ring and if they are, the ring can be removed for up to three hours at a time. If you do that, just don’t forget to reinsert it afterward. Most user members posting here seem to like NuvaRing
Good luck
Jill
Lisa
Thanx for the info. I did read on the nuvaring.com site about being able to take it out for up to 3 hours.. (I live in Finland, moved here from Oregon, and the directions were in Finnish and Swedish. I am so glad the site had all the same instructions in English on it as I didn't totally 100% understand them.) I will see at some point if DBF notices it and how all goes.
As for the little program one can download on to their computer for a reminder..that is neat! But I just put the removal date into my mobile phone and it will sound an alarm for me earlier that day. I have my phone with me all the time and I am not always on the computer (ok, that isn't totally true! I love being on the computer).