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| Thu, 09-23-2004 - 4:44pm |
I'm thinking of going on the BC "ring." Basically you put it in like a tampon and leave it there for a month. Does anyone use this? I think it sounds great because I'm terrible at taking pills, and it's low-hormone, but I don't know of anyone who's ever used it. thoughts?

Alta
Just like any other hormonal birth control, you'll have to try out this particular combination of hormones to see if it's right for you.
And just because you brought up tampons, and I'll bet we'd get a question on this anyway... Sometimes women are freaked out by the ring because they think "Well my box of tampons tells me that I have to change them every 4-6 hours, so how can I put in a ring and leave it there for three weeks?!?!" They wonder about the risk of TSS with the ring, and the good news is that there isn't a risk of TSS because the ring isn't absorbent. It doesn't trap body fluids and hold them inside the body, so all normal processes of regular vaginal self-cleansing still take place.
Give it a try! It's not perfect for everybody, but it's great for a lot of people.
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