worried about starting nuvaring
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worried about starting nuvaring
| Sun, 05-13-2007 - 9:47pm |
I'm very scared to try hormonal birth control because of having bad experiences with various pills in the past. However, I've been using condoms for 3 years now with my boyfriend and I'm starting to get really sick of them. After doing a bunch of research, I decided to try the nuvaring as it seems to be tolerated better than the pill for a lot of people. I'm supposed to start it tonight but I can't seem to bring myself to do it. I don't know why I'm so freaked. I know that if I get unwanted side effects, I can just stop taking it. No big deal. It seems silly not to at least try it. I think I'm also a little weirded out about the idea of a foreign object in my vagina for 3 weeks. It was so much easier when I made the decision to not be on hormones because I didn't have to think about this stuff anymore but now I find myself spending hours researching, worrying, etc.

Hi runnergirl2007, welcome back!
Jill
Is there any risk of getting toxic shock syndrome by wearing the nuvaring? You can get TSS from tampons and from leaving a diaphragm in for too long, so why would the nuvaring be any different?
And doesn't the ring get gross if it's in there during your period?
Hi again runnergirl2007,
Jill
Thanks for the info on TSS.
Well, I stressed about starting the ring all weekend and then still couldn't bring myself to start it yesterday when I was planning to. I'm not sure what my problem is but I'm clearly not comfortable with the idea yet. Anyway, I've now missed my window for this cycle since my period started 6 days ago. I hope I can get up the guts to start it next cycle. Speaking of starting, I'm supposed to start it between Day 1 (first day of bleeding) and Day 5, correct? How many days after taking out the ring do people normally get their period? That is, if I want to avoid having a period on the weekend, which would be the best day/time to take it? And finally, should I keep the nuvaring in the fridge since I won't be using it for another few weeks?
>> I'm supposed to start it between Day 1 (first day of bleeding) and Day 5, correct? <<
Jill