BC question

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Registered: 07-02-2006
BC question
Sun, 07-02-2006 - 11:07pm
I curretly use Nuvaring, which is great. I can't feel it and don't have to think about taking a pill everyday. You leave it in for 3 weeks then take it out for 1 week, then put a new one in for 3 weeks, etc. You can leave it in an extra week to delay your period, which is what I did this past week because I went on vacation. When I take out the ring, I get my period about 3 days later. Sometimes the ring comes out during sex, which is what happened this week, although I didn't know it until yesterday when I was spotting. I wasn't scheudled to take out the ring until today. Because I knew I only have my period 3 days after I take the ring out, I checked to see if the ring was in and it wasn't. I don't know where it is. I'm guessing it came out on Wednesday, since I started bleeding on Saturday (3 days later). Although I'm not exactly sure when it came out, I'm just guessing. It may have been Friday, it may have been Monday, or some other day. I really don't know. The bleeding is lighter than my normal period but not incredibly light.
Is it possible that I am pregnant? I know that it is during the first 2 weeks of a cycle that you have to be expecially careful about remembering to take the pill and remembering to put the ring back in if you take it out (you can leave it out for up to 3 hours). Since this was technically the fourth week of my cycle, when I should get my period, it's not weird that I'm bleeding. I'm just not sure it's a normal period.
I guess I'll just have to wait and see like everyone else.
But if anyone has any insight I would greatly appreciate it :-)
Thanks.


Edited 7/2/2006 11:21 pm ET by chocolatebee