Nuva ring question

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Registered: 08-04-2004
Nuva ring question
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Wed, 08-04-2004 - 4:41pm
I was to take my ring out on Sun. July 18 but forgot until Wed. July 21. So I thought I could just skip a period by putting a new ring in. Well, Thursday came and I started light spotting and have had very light bleeding since. It is now Aug. 4. So thats 2 weeks of bleeding. Has this happened to anyone before? If I take my ring out will the bleeding stop. Or should I just wait until I'm supposed to take it out?

Sarah
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-05-2004 - 8:24am
Was Sunday the 18th the end of a three week cycle or four weeks? It's okay to leave the ring in up to four weeks, so those extra days aren't a big deal if the 18th was the end of three weeks. If the 18th was the end of four weeks, you'd need to use backup protection for at least 7 days into the new ring.

As far as bleeding, I can't skip periods with the ring. I can get about 5 1/2 weeks before I start bleeding, and at that point, I just got myself to six weeks, removed the ring, and inserted a new one 7 days later. I did keep bleeding that whole time.

It's up to you as to what you want to do, I wouldn't think it'd be likely that the bleeding will stop, but I wasn't patient enough to see for sure! Taking the ring out when you get to Sunday will get you back on schedule, just make sure if you do that that you put in the next one the following Sunday. Or you can wait until you're supposed to remove it if you want to see if the bleeding stops and report back. ;)

Good luck!

Judie
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