nuvaring not staying in

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-16-2004
nuvaring not staying in
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Thu, 09-16-2004 - 12:25pm
I have had the nuvaring in for about 2 1/2 weeks now and it is not staying in place. Am I doing something wrong? Any experienced Nuvaring users with any advise???

Thanks!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 09-16-2004 - 2:30pm
One recommendation that we've had from lenebene (Charlene) was to double over the ring in like a bent-over figure-8 and insert it that way (it will be smaller). Maybe that will work for you? I'm afraid I'm not much help, my ring fits really well and just sits behind my pubic bone most of the time.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes,okay?

Judie
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Judie Cl for Birth Control 
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-21-2004
Tue, 09-21-2004 - 6:31pm
Please contact your doctor. I started the nuvaring and it stayed in at first but after about 3 weeks it wouldn't I was also spotting. My gyn told me to come in for an ultrasound and it turned out I had an ectopic pregnancy! It was rupturing and I had to go into surgury right away to remove it. If I wasn't using the ring and it wasn't refusing to stay in I would not have known.I don't want to worry you just let you know. I had NO CLUE i was pregnant. Just check it out.
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-21-2004
Tue, 09-21-2004 - 10:32pm
How long had you been on nuvaring? Do you think it wasn't effective and that is why you got pregnant?