Why don't more women use the nuvaring?
Find a Conversation
Why don't more women use the nuvaring?
| Tue, 11-09-2004 - 6:52pm |
I've been reading about different kinds of birth control methods and I think the ring sounds really great. It seems to me like it has the effectiveness of the pill but it is much more convenient. But it seems like practically no one uses the ring. Is it just because it is so new? It doesn't seem like it would be uncomfortable unless the woman is using it wrong. I don't see what advantage the pill has over the ring, unless a woman has tried the ring and it gave her raging yeast infections or something. What do you think?

If you decide to give it a try, let us know how you like it!
Happy Holidays
julie
Organon also doesn't have the huge marketing campaign that Ortho-McNeil has for Ortho Tri Cyclen products, or Barr with Seasonale or the Yasmin people (forgive me, I can't remember that drug company). It's hard to advertise a vaginal ring on TV, you know? ;)
And I'd imagine some of it is the newness factor. It's been out since October of 2002, I've been on it since December of 2002. Did I worry? No. It had to go through the same testing that all of the new pill varieties have had, so if a woman would feel comfortable taking Yasmin or Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo, she shouldn't have issues with Nuvaring in the newness sense either.
And then there's personal preference....just like with the pill, there is a risk (though lower) of side effects. Women who get chronic yeast infections probably won't be on the list of people trying the ring. Women with vulvodynia may not be lining up either--it's already painful to sit in a chair or have sex, who wants to add to that?
There are probably a lot of factors involved. And if you're just going by the women on the board, I take the absence of ring users to mean that there are a bunch of satisfied customers who don't need help. And yes, it is about $38/month, which won't be covered by my insurance for a while because it's a "new" drug.
Hope that helps you!
Co-cl for Birth Control