Switching ring to pill
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Switching ring to pill
| Thu, 08-26-2004 - 11:02pm |
Hello,
I've been taking the nuva ring and I'm now switching to yasmin. I just wanted to double check on starting the pill again, I should start my new pack on the sunday after my period? That would of been the day I would of insert a new ring. Also even though its uniterupted coverage do I still need to use a back up for a week?
Thanks :)

If you begin Yasmin the same day you would have inserted a new ring then you will be fine. You can check the patient info. that comes with your pills and see what they say but I'm pretty sure that if you were on another hormonal contraceptive there is no break in your protection. Even so, some women use back-up for 7 days just for peace of mind. Let us know how you like Yasmin, ok?
Good luck,
Jill
I actually read throught the little package insert before I wrote and I found almost nothing. I just found one line that said if your switching packs or switching pill brands to start after your last white pill.The only thing is says about back-up bc is if your just starting the pill and you start on a sunday you need to use it for 7 days. However you don't need any if your start in the first 24 hours of your period. There really isn't much instruction for if your already using something....
when I went from the pill to the ring thats how they had me switched so I assumed it worked the same in reverse I jsut wanted to double check.
Let us know how you like Yasmin.
Good luck,
Jill