Nuvaring and intercourse

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Nuvaring and intercourse
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Wed, 03-22-2006 - 7:05am

Ok, I just got my paragard removed and have the nuvaring in place (my super heavy flo stopped immediately upon iud removal btw- ?) and have a question about intercourse. I put

 Jenn 

Mommy to Megan 1/20/01 & Sean 11/11/03

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Wed, 03-22-2006 - 10:01am

Hi Jenn, welcome back!

I haven't used NuvaRing but I do use a diaphragm and there are similarities with feeling the ring or rim of the D and usually it’s not a problem. I'm sure DH will be able to feel the ring with his finger. In some positions DH may be able to feel the ring with his penis but it is soft and most members posting about the ring say that their partners just push it out of the way and it’s not a bother. If you weren't on the first day of your period when you inserted your ring you should use back-up for at least the first 7 days while your hormonal protection is being established.

Thanks for stopping by. Please ask if you have more questions. Let us know how you and DH like the ring, ok?

Good luck,

      Jill

    

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Wed, 03-22-2006 - 12:47pm
I've used Nuva Ring for a while now. I was on OrthoTricyclen until I had break through bleeding (which my gyno said could mean the hormones weren't strong enough)... I tried DepoProvera... I gained weight... had night sweats and hot flashes (I was 23 at the time... too young for menopause!). Now I use the ring and LOVE it. I only have to remember to take it out... not take a pill everyday. I don't know it's in there and neither does he. Sometimes he asks if he did, which, maybe he did, but it's not a bother... and it's so few times (and the alternative is a condom for him!)anyway. The package insert mentioned what to do if the ring "falls out" (like, during a bowel movement) but I've never known anyone to have that problem. My cousin's wife didn't like the ring because she didn't like the insertion. She even tried pushing it in with a tampon. I don't have a problem with this either. I read all the packaging... pinch the ring in the middle and stuff it in.
Actually now I'm on a medication which can reduce the efficacy of birth control, so we use the ring - which also helps regulate my cycles - and condoms. be sure to ask EVERY doctor that gives you a new medication about ANY and ALL drug interactions... my doctors are great... they'll even pull out their reference books and look with me to be sure).
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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 6:04am

Your husband would feel the ring if

Judie Cl for Birth Control 
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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 7:50am

Thanks for the replys. Mine does seem to be hanging behind the pubic notch as well and I am comfortable with it staying there. I have used tampons with no problem too. Soon enough this period will be over and we can take it for a test drive, LOL.


 Jenn 

Mommy to Megan 1/20/01 & Sean 11/11/03

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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 9:26pm

He will be able to feel it whether he is just playing or you're having intercourse. That was our huge issue with the ring and it also came out a couple of times. I have changed from the ring to something that isn't so bothersome and won't end us up pregnant.

Alicia

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Sat, 08-05-2006 - 9:58am

I am bringing this question out of hiding. I did a seach for Ring and sex and this is the exact topic I was going to post on. Anyone else have some good feedback on how it feels for you or your partner while having sex or with him exploring down there with the ring in?
I just started the ring yesterday. I just stopped breastfeeding a month ago (I have a 13 month old DS) and I just switched from the minipill to the ring. I have a feeling my husband will be a bit turned off by it- he likes to explore down there a bit (sorry, TMI), and I think he'll quit that cold turkey when he feels the ring. Of course I've told him I'm switching methods, but I haven't yet explained what the ring looks like, feels like, how it works, etc. I'll have to quickly do that before tonight before nookie begins.

Anyway, anyone hear their husbands explain what it feels like that you can relay to me? Thanks!

-Katie

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Sat, 08-05-2006 - 8:26pm

I'm just finishing my third week using the Ring, and - sorry if this is TMI! - I've asked and he says that he's never felt it during intercourse, but that he thinks he may have bumped up against it with his finger (sorry, TMI I know!) once or twice. It doesn't bother him though. I've noticed that the Ring usually likes to rest with one end "looped" around the far end of my cervix, with the other end about 1 1/2" or so from the outside of my vagina. I *can* push it further up though, and it'll stay up a lot higher (like almost where a diaphragm would go - tucked up under the pubic bone). For me though, it just doesn't stay that far up there for too long if I'm up and walking around (but if I push it up higher before we get started, it usually stays tucked up there;).

I really haven't had any problems with it, aside from about a week or so of headaches/nausea as my body adjusted to it. I'm also breastfeeding, and I chose the Ring over the minipill because it's near-perfect at preventing ovulation, versus the minipill's ovulation suppression rate of around 50%, which made me uncomfortable. I tried a regular low-estrogen combination Pill (Aviane) for a month before starting the Ring, but it killed my milk supply, so I switched. So far we've been very happy with it - it's GREAT not having to remember to take a Pill every day!!

Anyway, good luck with it! :)

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Mon, 08-07-2006 - 7:41am

In almost

Judie Cl for Birth Control 
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Mon, 08-07-2006 - 10:36am
Well, I've been on the ring for 3 months now. the first month it slid out while I was 'spotting'. I didn't feel it...I noticed it in the toilet. The second month it just disappeared. Now this month it's disappeared again! Either further up or it slid out again. Not very happy and abit nerve wracking! You might want to think twice. Jane (p.s. My husband didn't feel a thing)
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Mon, 08-07-2006 - 12:35pm

Hi capemom2005, welcome!


      Jill