Hi,
I have two questions about the NuvaRing
which i have been using very sucessfully
for 2 years now.
1) I recently took out my nuvaring and
forgot to put it back in for about 5 hours
this was during the third week of having
that one in. I checked the website and it
said to chuck the old one and put in a new
one and skip my next period. Ive done
that... will i still be protected, and can
i choose to skip periods in this manor
occassionally if i want to... or is that
dangerous.
2) Also I am soon going to be travelling
to Africa for 10 weeks and am basically
going to be living in the jungle many
hours from town. I am unsure what to do
about the Nuva Ring. Can I get several and
keep them in my bag or will they not work
because I have no means of keeping them
refrigerated. I really dont want to stop
using them, before nuva ring I had bad
cramps and all other forms of birth
control (i tried several different pills)
caused incredibly severe mood swings which
I have no desire to experience again. Any
suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your help, and i hope to
hear from you soon.
gratefully yours,
Confused
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Anne123
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 290 Location: Canada
Posted: 07-26-07 08:06am
No, that wasn't useful.
Okay, I was on NuvaRing for a year and I
asked the pharmacist about refrigerating
the NuvaRing back then. He explained that
NuvaRings could be unrefrigerated for a
period of up to 3 months. So, when I
bought my 3 months' supply I did not need
to worry about storing it in the fridge at
all. The pharmacist needed to store it in
the fridge though so that it would not
require refrigeration after being
dispensed to the patient/customer.
So, for a trip to Africa for 10 weeks you
will need 3 NuvaRings, and since that is
less than 3 months you do not need to
worry about refrigeration at all.
Probably best not to leave them out in the
sun though.
With the NuvaRing, it can be safely left
out for up to 3 hours, but since you left
it out for 5 hours, you had special
directions from the booklet on what to do.
Good job saving the booklet and going to
it when you're not sure what to do. Did
the booklet say that after starting the
new ring you would need to use a backup
method? If it didn't say to use a backup
method than that means you are okay.
Sorry, I really don't know the answer to
that one.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 07-27-07 02:19am
Yeah, you leave it out for 5 hours, you
should wait a week before you have
unprotected sex.
That may be over cautious, but it's like
missing pills. You gotta be protected.
You can try to skip your periods by just
putting in a new ring. The ring can be
left in for up to four weeks (no longer)
and then just stick a new one in. But it
probably won't work right away.
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Kia
Supporter
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 07-27-07 04:00am
Georgia59
wrote:
The ring can be left in for
up to four weeks (no
longer)
Woah, nope.
each ring is worn for ONE week - just like
the patch.
You replace the ring on the same day every
week for 3 weeks then leave it out for a
week (pill free week, patch free week,
ring free week).
You can attempt to hold off your period by
skipping your *free week and moving onto
the next ring/patch/pill pack.
note: this can not be done with triphasic
birth control pills, but can with
monophasic or biphasic.
it is also recommended (but technically
not essential) that you only skip 2 *free
weeks and allow your withdrawal bleed to
occur each 3rd (ie 4 times per year)
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sissy57
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 13 Location: USA
Posted: 07-27-07 07:41am
I must disagree with Kia--the Nuvaring is
left in place for 21 days and out for 7
days for a total of 28 days. You only use
one ring per month.
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Anne123
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 290 Location: Canada
Posted: 07-27-07 08:10am
Yes, Kia sorry you got it wrong. Nuvaring
is NOT like the patch.
Regular use for the nuvaring is inserted
for 3 weeks (21 days), then no ring for 1
week, then start a new ring.
Another option is continuous use, where a
ring is inserted for 4 weeks (28 days),
then the ring is removed and a new ring is
inserted the same day. This can be a way
to skip periods
.....or in my case it is a way to make
sure you spot almost continuously for a
full 3 weeks..... never did that again.
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