Hi - do you mean Nuvaring? If so, that's what I recently switched to from the patch. I would love except my partner can feel it when we have sex! not cool. I had read that it's not supposed to be felt, but it is. Otherwise, like I said - it's great. No side effects for me and I can't feel it. Less hassle than the patch because you change it monthly.
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Hope it helps
I've been on it for a little while and I love it~! The problem with me and oral bc was that I couldn't stick with the same time of day thing... my schedule really didn't cooperate with it. But with this I just set an alarm on my cell phone once a month and I am set~!
Side Effects pretty much none... I weighed a lot of weight with Ortho.. and I finally took it and an extra 5 pounds off (Very happy) so i was reluctant to start BC again, but my gyno explained to me how low the hormone dosage was with the ring so not to fret too much. And I haven't gained a single found... I did feel alittle fluid retention and bloating during the first few weeks, but no weight gain.
As for periods... their light. But don't freak out like I did when I didn't get it for 4 days after I took the ring out. It came, it was clean, light and QUICK (like 2 1/2 days). And I used to go through a box of supers during my two heaviest days. But since my periods are so light and short I haven't had to run into the problem of tampon + ring.
My boyfriend can't feel it during sex, but it was come out a couple times. We just put it aside and as soon as were done I go wash it off and put it back in (within the hour of course). No worries.
Putting it in and taking it out are EASY and I was so suprise how it stayed in. When I first touched the ring at the gyno office I thought it'd be uncomfortable cause it was hard and stuff, but I cannot it at all~~ Oh and dont fret if u feel like it isn't "in" all the way. It doesn't matter as long as its in...
Hope this helps... by far, I think if you're in a relationship and been tested for STIs and such this is probably the best BC out there... I'm luvin' it~!
I've been using Nuvaring for 3 years, and we haven't had any problems with it.
This was a reply I put on a previous post... copied and pasted~
Hope it helps
I've been on it for a little while and I love it~! The problem with me and oral bc was that I couldn't stick with the same time of day thing... my schedule really didn't cooperate with it. But with this I just set an alarm on my cell phone once a month and I am set~!
Side Effects pretty much none... I weighed a lot of weight with Ortho.. and I finally took it and an extra 5 pounds off (Very happy) so i was reluctant to start BC again, but my gyno explained to me how low the hormone dosage was with the ring so not to fret too much. And I haven't gained a single found... I did feel alittle fluid retention and bloating during the first few weeks, but no weight gain.
As for periods... their light. But don't freak out like I did when I didn't get it for 4 days after I took the ring out. It came, it was clean, light and QUICK (like 2 1/2 days). And I used to go through a box of supers during my two heaviest days. But since my periods are so light and short I haven't had to run into the problem of tampon + ring.
My boyfriend can't feel it during sex, but it was come out a couple times. We just put it aside and as soon as were done I go wash it off and put it back in (within the hour of course). No worries.
Putting it in and taking it out are EASY and I was so suprise how it stayed in. When I first touched the ring at the gyno office I thought it'd be uncomfortable cause it was hard and stuff, but I cannot it at all~~ Oh and dont fret if u feel like it isn't "in" all the way. It doesn't matter as long as its in...
Hope this helps... by far, I think if you're in a relationship and been tested for STIs and such this is probably the best BC out there... I'm luvin' it~!
Veronica