Discomfort with Nuvaring

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Registered: 11-01-2004
Discomfort with Nuvaring
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Mon, 11-01-2004 - 12:41pm
Today is the first day that I have started using Nuvaring. I know that you are not supposed to be able to feel it, but I am. It is just slightly uncomfortable having it there. I experience the same thing with tampons. Is this normal? Maybe it is just in my head.
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Registered: 04-04-2003
Mon, 11-01-2004 - 12:47pm
im getting ready to start the nuva ring so i dont really have any first hand experience but have you tried pushing it up just a little farther i remember reading some where that if you can feel it some time pushing it up a little can help... its worth a try if you havent done so already.

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Mon, 11-01-2004 - 1:01pm
I am into my second month of NuvaRing and it's going well. I agree with the previous post - try pushing it up as far as it will go, and it's a little less uncomfortable. I noticed it for the first hour or so I had one in, but that might have just been me paying a lot of attention to it. Once I got busy and distracted, I forgot about it. However, if you have problems with tampons, you might want to reconsider the ring.
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Registered: 11-01-2004
Wed, 11-03-2004 - 9:05am
Thanks for the advice. I tried everything, but nothing worked. I had it in as far as it could go. I couldn't stand it any longer and took it out. I know that I shouldn't have done that, but I just couldn't help it. Now I have an appointment to see my doctor on Thursday. I have been on the pill for over 7 years and I am worried about how my body might react after 3 days with no hormones. I also don't really know if they will be able to put me on something else right away since I am midcycle. Maybe I will have to wait another month before I can restart pills. I went on Nuvaring for low libido purposes. I was previous taking Ortho 1/35. I think I might just try some different pills until I find one that works for me. I had no side effects on Ortho other than the low libido.