... didnt get a period.. im afraid to do a pregnancy test.very worried.
NuvaRing - a week before I took ring out I had a "brown" period... then when I took the ring out i?
Question posted by mumsy098 on 28 Jan 2013
Last updated on 31 January 2013
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DzooBaby
28 Jan 2013
hormonal birth control reduces the uterine lining. Each month the uterus prepares for possible pregnancy by building a nice plushy, bloody lining in case an egg is fertilized and in the event no egg is fertilized this lining is shed as the menstrual "period". Hormonal birth control supresses the release of an egg and it also decreases the lining so it doesnt get so bloody and plushy. This is makes an inhospitable uterus and it will also decrease blood flow during the menstrual period so you may see less blood and it will look brown in appearance. This is normal. As long as you have used the ring correctly and used back up when appropriate, you are not pregnant. No worries!
DzooBaby
28 Jan 2013
It sometimes takes several months for the body to become used to the hormones and then your periods will regulate out. Breakthrough bleeding ( bleeding between periods) is not unusual. It is just your body getting used to the hormones, as is the discharge and hot flashes.
mumsy098
28 Jan 2013
thank you, hope im worrying about nothing, only 3 weeks to wait again xx
DzooBaby
28 Jan 2013
Hang in there! It is nerve wracking, I know! I was happy to have my two kids and then got my tubes tied. I was soooo glad not to have to worry about birth control anymore!
mumsy098
30 Jan 2013
i have 3 children, i wanted to get my tubes tied but doc kept insisting the coil or nuva ring was just as good. would u recommend this procedure. were u ok after it ??|??
DzooBaby
31 Jan 2013
Having my tubes tied was a godsend! I get itching from condoms, birth control pills gave me horrible migraines and I despised the diaphragm-I couldnt even enjoy sex with that thing in. I'd get up in the early hours of the morning to take it out-you are supposed to leave it in six hours after sex and I would take it out at exactly six hours! lol I did have an increase in cramping after my tubes were tied but it was still well worth it. I had it done right after the birth of my second child. It is soooo nice not to have to worry about birth control and stressing every month about being pregnant or not. You do want to be absolutely sure that you dont want any more babies though. It just freed me up in a lot of ways and I was really able to enjoy sex at a level I never had before.
kaismama
28 Jan 2013
Did you just start using the ring? When hormonal birth control is first used it takes a while for your period to adjust to the extra hormones. Bleeding usually isn't a sign a pregnancy and you did have bleeding before you took it out. Its not unusual to skip a period now and then on birth control meds. If you skip 2 in a row, then you should see your dr and have a pregnancy test done.
mumsy098
28 Jan 2013
ive been using the ring for a few months now, and ive been really regular, but the period was just brown.no red. then ive no period wen i took it out,the ring is back in now and im getting white discharge,which is not normal for me. also ive been getting contraction like pains and hot flushes
mumsy098
28 Jan 2013
ive been using the ring for a few months now, and ive been really regular, but the period was just brown.no red. then ive no period wen i took it out,the ring is back in now and im getting white discharge,which is not normal for me. also ive been getting contraction like pains and hot flushes
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