Would like some feedback on the Nuvaring
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Would like some feedback on the Nuvaring
| Thu, 08-31-2006 - 12:10pm |
My doctor and I decided that I should try the Nuvaring to see if it will solve my problem with breakthrough bleeding and slightly elevated blood pressure (but still within the normal range). I am due to start in a few weeks and I would just like to see whether and what other women like and dislike about it. From what I have read, the main problem seems to be lowered libido - I haven't really suffered from that on any of the brands I tried and don't want that to happen to me (obviously). Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

I loved the Nuvaring. I never had a problem with lowered libido...and actually I never had a problem with it at all. It was nice to put it in and forget it for 3 or 4 weeks at a time and it was so easy to manipulate my period with it...much easier than the pill. And it made my periods much shorter and lighter. All in all, I give it two very big thumbs up. The only reason I stopped using it was because I recently got an IUD. But I'm still a big Nuvaring believer.
Good luck and let us know what you decide!
I've been using Nuvaring for about 4 years and I wouldn't switch to anything else.
If you're going to do the hormonal route, I'd give it a 10. Oh, and the only reason I went off of it is that I'm done having kids and had a tubal ligation.
I had major issues on the Ring with lower libido – I am still trying to recover a year later. It was an awful, awful experience. I had been a multi-orgasmic person and slowly, I just completely stopped deriving pleasure from sex. Keep your eye out for that – it doesn’t happen to everyone, but stop it as soon as you think you may be having problems.
It was kind of funny – I was at a museum when my bf and I figured out it was the Ring that was causing the problems. I went into the bathroom and chucked it right then and there! However, it takes a long time for your body, and even a longer time for your mind to get back to where it should be.
Good luck.