Nuva ring?!
Question: I just started using nuva ring and i'm not sure i like it. I can feel it if i'm standing, is this normal and what are your expirences with it?
Answers: I just started using nuva ring and i'm not sure i like it. I can feel it if i'm standing, is this normal and what are your expirences with it?
If you can feel it, you do not have it positioned right. It needs to be pushed in farther. I've been on Nuvaring for 3 years and I love it. Though for the first few months there'd be days where I would fight with it cause it kept trying to 'escape' and I had a hard time getting it to stay in place. Now I almost never have that problem. Just took my body time to adjust I guess. Oh and I never had it accidentally fall out ever. I also have to wear pantyliners because having something inside me causes my body to overproduce the discharge to again try to get it out.
Other than that I don't really have any side effects, I have gained a few pounds but that can be blamed more on stress, lack of exercise, and poor eating habits.
I love the fact that I can use Nuvaring to skip a period. Just put a new one after 3 weeks. Saves me from having to schedule around my period.
For me, the benefits out way the problems. I trust it a lot more than pills and would hate the patch. I am considering switching to Mirena though.
Any other questions, feel free to email me!
If you can feel it, then it isn't in far enough. I had it for a while and just got sick of it. Plus I read that it is only like 97% effective. I ended up switching to the Mirena implant (but I'm married and don't want kids any time soon.) It was good while I was on it, just make sure you are using another form of birth control (like condoms) to make sure you don't get pregnant.
Actually, the NuvaRing is quite effective: "According to studies provided to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during the approval process, effectiveness ratings are listed at 99% when used according to label instructions. This is comparable to the patch and better than the Pill