starting nuvaring....

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Registered: 05-07-2004
starting nuvaring....
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Sun, 09-12-2004 - 10:58pm
hello out there! my name is mandy and fairly new to the boards. recently i've been reading posts to get info and opinions on different bc methods. i've noticed not too many people have posted with their experiences using the ring. since i'm about to start using nuvaring (its my first form of bc other than condoms), i figure i'll try to update my progress using it, just in case there is anyone out there who is wondering how it works for other women. bye for now
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 09-14-2004 - 10:17am
Hi Mandy! Have you started the ring yet? I've been using it for almost 2 years and I love it, I hope you do too. Any questions? Problems? Concerns? Just holler!
Judie
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Registered: 05-07-2004
Wed, 09-22-2004 - 1:15am
hello all, i've been using the ring now for a little over a week. i know, it hasn't been that long to really give a full rant or rave, but so far so good. just like a lot of others i had trouble believing it was still there at first, but after a few days it just kinda became a subconcious thought. i don't ever feel it in me unless i'm actually checking to see how far in it is, and my bf says he doesn't feel it during sex either. i do want to add though, that for the first few days, i did notice a slight (nothing unbearable) continuous feeling of nausea. but that has pretty much seemed to go away. and also, i'm not sure if this has anything to do with the hormones, but i have noticed that sometimes i do get easily irritated (more so than before i started the ring). like i said, it could be the hormones, and then it could be i'm just annoyed easily. this is afterall, the first type of hormone bc i've ever used. who knows! just thought i'd add my two cents for the nuvaring! let me know if anyone has any questions!