New here and to Nuvaring

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Registered: 06-19-2006
New here and to Nuvaring
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Mon, 06-19-2006 - 9:23pm

Hi everyone! I am new here and I just got prescribed NuvaRing today. I have a few questions about it and hoping someone can help me out.

I'm not sure when to re-insert it...my friend is on the pill and the last active pill is always on a Saturday but she starts on Sundays....so I don't know if I do it like that too or wait to re-insert on a Sunday? I don't start til after my next period so I have time to decide when to start. Also, can you only start on a Sunday? My doctor said I can start anyday after my period...but Nuva's website says no longer than day 5...what if you are still bleeding? Can you still wear tampons?

One more question...( for now ;-) ... what do you do if you have your period for less than 7 days...meaning do you wait til Sunday( if that was the original start day for example) or do you put it in right after you are done bleeding? I apologize for all these questions...I just don't want to mess up with this. TIA! :-)

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Tue, 06-20-2006 - 12:03am

      Jill

    

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Tue, 06-20-2006 - 1:13am
Thank you sooo much for the info, Jill. I plan to stick to the 3 week in 1 week out schedule. You mentioned that if I wanted immediate protection to use the ring for 28 days...considering I plan to do the normal 21, when will it provide protection? I just double checked and I should get my period around the 28th-30th of June so tell me if I have this right...I could insert the ring for the first time say July 2nd whether I am still bleeding or not, then remove it July 23rd and then insert the 2nd ring July 30th?
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Tue, 06-20-2006 - 2:49am

Hi again irish187,


      Jill

    

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Thu, 06-22-2006 - 11:28am
Thanks Jill...you've been so helpful! I've decided I am going to put it in July 2nd because since it is my first time ever with the nuvaring...I want my period to have calmed down a little bit. I picked the ring up the other day and the instructions that came with it say whatever day you put it in...thats the day you take it out. I just got a little confused from your previous post saying put it in 6/28( weds) and remove 7/18( tues) I thought if you insert sunday, you remove 3 weeks later on a sunday. So insert 7/2 and remove 7/23...is that right/okay if I do that?
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 06-22-2006 - 12:30pm

>>I've decided I am going to put it in July 2nd because since it is my first time ever with the nuvaring...I want my period to have calmed down a little bit<<


      Jill