Do not insert if the expiration date has passed. Store NuvaRing at room temperature for up to 4 months after you receive it and throw it away if the expiration date on the label has passed. Dispose of NuvaRing by placing the used ring in the re-sealable foil pouch and properly dispose of it in a waste receptacle out of the reach of children and pets. Do not throw it in the toilet. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.
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Yes, I am. No, I am not. Please take me back. All rights reserved. Please be informed that effective August 1, , Merck will no longer offer the applicator for NuvaRing. We encourage you to direct any questions regarding the applicator for NuvaRing or other questions related to NuvaRing to your health care provider. Who should not use NuvaRing? NuvaRing is not for pregnant women Have or have had breast cancer or any cancer that is sensitive to female hormones Are allergic to etonogestrel, ethinyl estradiol or any of the ingredients in NuvaRing.
See the list of ingredients in NuvaRing in the Patient Information. Before you use NuvaRing tell your health care provider if you: Have any medical conditions Smoke Are pregnant or think you are pregnant Recently had a baby Recently had a miscarriage or abortion Have a family history of breast cancer Have or have had breast nodules, fibrocystic disease, an abnormal breast x-ray, or abnormal mammogram Use tampons and have a history of toxic shock syndrome Have been diagnosed with depression Have had liver problems including jaundice during pregnancy Have or have had elevated cholesterol or triglycerides Have or have had gallbladder, liver, heart, or kidney disease Have diabetes Have a history of jaundice yellowing of the skin or eyes caused by pregnancy also called cholestasis of pregnancy Have a history of scanty or irregular menstrual periods Have any condition that makes the vagina become irritated easily Have or have had high blood pressure Have or have had migraines or other headaches or seizures Are scheduled for surgery.
NuvaRing may increase your risk of blood clots after surgery. You should stop using NuvaRing at least 4 weeks before you have surgery and not restart it until at least 2 weeks after your surgery. Are scheduled for any laboratory tests. Certain blood tests may be affected by hormonal birth control methods.
Are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Hormonal birth control methods that contain estrogen, like NuvaRing, may decrease the amount of milk you make. A small amount of hormones from NuvaRing may pass into your breast milk. Consider another non-hormonal method of birth control until you are ready to stop breastfeeding.
Some medicines and herbal products may make hormonal birth control less effective, including, but not limited to: Certain anti-seizure medicines such as barbiturates, carbamazepine, felbamate, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin, rufinamide and topiramate. Women on thyroid replacement therapy may need increased doses of thyroid hormone. Blood clots: Like pregnancy, combination hormonal birth control methods increase the risk of serious blood clots see graph below , especially in women who have other risk factors, such as smoking, obesity, or age greater than Some examples of serious blood clots are blood clots in the: Legs deep vein thrombosis Lungs pulmonary embolus Eyes loss of eyesight Heart heart attack Brain stroke To put the risk of developing a blood clot into perspective: If 10, women who are not pregnant and do not use hormonal birth control are followed for one year, between 1 and 5 of these women will develop a blood clot.
Use NuvaRing exactly as your health care provider tells you to use it. NuvaRing is used in a 4-week cycle. Insert 1 NuvaRing in the vagina and keep it in place for 3 weeks 21 days. Regularly check that NuvaRing is in your vagina for example, before and after intercourse to ensure that you are protected from pregnancy.
Remove the NuvaRing for a 1-week break 7 days. During the 1-week break 7 days , you will usually have your period. Use of spermicides or vaginal yeast products will not make NuvaRing less effective at preventing pregnancy.
Use of tampons will not make NuvaRing less effective or stop NuvaRing from working. If NuvaRing has been left inside your vagina for more than 4 weeks 28 days , you may not be protected from pregnancy and you should see your health care provider to be sure you are not pregnant. Until you know the results of your pregnancy test, you should use an extra method of birth control, such as male condoms with spermicide, until the new NuvaRing has been in place for 7 days in a row.
Do not use more than 1 NuvaRing at a time. It won't randomly turn up in your stomach or lungs. The much more likely scenario? A falling-out situation , either after sex when something is removed , when a tampon is replaced, or when you're straining over a toilet for whatever reason. This is why it's critical, in the period after sex, to check your NuvaRing's placement and whether it's still there. If you can't find it, it's almost definitely fallen out rather than wandered somewhere mysterious, and you'll need to find a replacement within three hours.
The bottom line? Sex with a NuvaRing isn't going to be nearly as sci-fi as you might have been anticipating. And no, it will not leap out with a spring and hit your partner in the face like a snapped rubber band. At least I hope not. But overall, NuvaRing should fit most people with vaginas.
The fact that NuvaRing offers many of the same benefits as the pill without the daily commitment makes it an attractive option for some people. Dardik says. You can also ask your doctor about a tampon-like applicator that may make it easier for you to insert NuvaRing. The removal process is also pretty simple. You do not need to keep your NuvaRing in the fridge , but your pharmacist should. The prescribing information for NuvaRing says that its users should keep the device at room temperature between 68 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit for up to four months or until the expiration date, whichever comes first.
That prescribing information also advises pharmacists to keep NuvaRing in a fridge at 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit before dispensing the device to patients.
Pharmacists might hang onto NuvaRing for longer than four months, and keeping them in the fridge helps preserve them. Your cervix the narrow, lower end of your uterus will block the ring from going anywhere inside your body other than your vagina, Dr. Minkin explains. One thing to keep in mind, though: The makers of NuvaRing point out that some people have accidentally inserted the ring into their bladder through their urethra instead of their vagina.
Manipulating your period via your birth control is off-label use. So, you might want to change when your period comes or skip it entirely. This content does not have an Arabic version. Sections for Vaginal ring About. Overview Vaginal ring Open pop-up dialog box Close. Vaginal ring A vaginal ring is a contraceptive device that contains the hormones estrogen and progestin.
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