Nuva Ring ?

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Nuva Ring ?
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Wed, 01-03-2007 - 5:51pm

Just got back from my appt with gyn. Decided to go on Nuvaring. Haven't been on any bc for quite sometime but since we already have our hands full with 3 dd's I would be very devistated with another one. Working on getting dh to agree to vasectomy in the mean time. Question I have is will I experience spotting or any other bleeding other than my regular period once I insert on first day of flow, (ie. I have a 4 day out of 28 day cycle) will I have more spotting beyond this usual 4 days. 8 yrs ago I tryed depo after having dd 1 and hated it, I had 6 week long period (pure hell) that only stopped right before I was due to go get 2nd shot, was not going back for 2nd's. Are symptoms like this common with Nuva too. I haven't seen anything like this mentioned but have to ask.

TIA
Karen
mom to Catie 8, Meghan 4, & Abigail 2

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Wed, 01-03-2007 - 7:36pm

Here's my experience with the Ring. (I've been on it since Aug.) When I'm not on b/c I have very long, very heavy periods..

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Registered: 04-18-2003
Thu, 01-04-2007 - 12:37pm

Depo and the other progestin only birth control methods are likely to cause irregular bleeding. Overall, Nuvaring has great cycle (bleeding) control, much better than Depo. They are completely different.

I am on my second Nuvaring after being on Depo for two shots. I didn’t bleed on depo and had light (pantyliner) spotting for a day or two after my first Nuvaring was out. I’m breastfeeding (not recommended with Nuvaring), so that may be why my spotting was so light.

I hope you like it. I would give it a chance; it’s definitely not the same as Depo!

Off-topic, I keep talking my dh OUT of a vasectomy, isn’t that ironic?
Holly

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 01-07-2007 - 10:55am

I've been using Nuvaring for 4 years (pretty much since it's been available in the US) and I've had a very good experience with it.

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