What are the disadvantages of NuvaRing?

What are the disadvantages of NuvaRing?

Disadvantages: you may not feel comfortable inserting or removing it from your vagina. you can have spotting and bleeding in the first few months. it may cause temporary side effects, such as increased vaginal discharge, headaches, nausea, breast tenderness and mood changes.

How many people have died from the NuvaRing?

About 40 women have died using Merck (MRK)’s Nuvaring contraceptive device, according to a Swiss report, as the company faces 730 lawsuits in U.S. courts.

Can the NuvaRing hurt the baby?

Most research suggests that you need not worry. There are some types of birth control that may cause complications, but, for the most part, using birth control pills or other hormone delivery devices (such as the Ortho Evra patch or NuvaRing) is relatively safe.

Can my partner feel my NuvaRing?

Q: Will my partner or I be able to feel NuvaRing during sex? If you inserted NuvaRing properly, you probably won’t be able to feel it during intercourse. Your partner may be able to feel it, but most people report that it doesn’t bother them.

Why the NuvaRing is bad?

Even though birth control rings are very safe, using a form of birth control that has estrogen can slightly increase your risk of certain health problems. This isn’t common and complications are rare, but they can be serious. ANNOVERA and NuvaRing risks include heart attack, stroke, blood clots, and liver tumors.

Does the NuvaRing cause depression?

The most common side effects of NuvaRing (etonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring) are: Tissue irritation inside your vagina or on your cervix. Headache (including migraine) Mood changes (including depression, especially if you had depression in the past).

Does NuvaRing make you emotional?

Will I lose weight going off NuvaRing?

Some birth controls cause women to gain weight because of the change in hormones. When you stop birth control, this effect will go away and you might find you lose some weight. Of course, this will not be the case if you have put on weight because you changed your diet or exercise routine while on birth control.

Does NuvaRing fall out easily?

NuvaRing can slip or accidentally come out of (be expelled from) your vagina during sexual intercourse, bowel movements, use of tampons, or if it breaks. NuvaRing may break, causing the ring to lose its shape. If the ring stays in your vagina, this should not lower NuvaRing’s effectiveness at preventing pregnancy.

Are there any health risks associated with NuvaRing?

These NuvaRing risks aren’t common, but they can be serious. They include heart attack, stroke, blood clots, and liver tumors. In very rare cases, they can lead to death. When you talk with your doctor about birth control, tell them about any medications you’re taking and any health problems you’ve had.

Is it safe to smoke while taking NuvaRing?

Like all medicines, NuvaRing isn’t for everyone. Smoking and the birth control ring don’t always mix. If you’re over 35 and a smoker, don’t use NuvaRing or any other kind of birth control that contains the hormone estrogen. Also avoid using the ring if you’ve had any of these health problems:

How old do you have to be to take NuvaRing?

Smoking can greatly increase your risk of blood clots, stroke, or heart attack. Your risk increases the older you are and the more you smoke. You should not use NuvaRing if you smoke and are older than 35 years of age. Do not use a Nuvaring vaginal ring if you are pregnant, or if you had a baby within the past 4 weeks.

When to use NuvaRing for high blood pressure?

You should not use NuvaRing if you have: untreated or uncontrolled high blood pressure; heart disease (coronary artery disease, a heart valve disorder, history of heart attack, stroke, or blood clot); an increased risk of having blood clots due to a heart problem or a hereditary blood disorder;

When does NuvaRing become effective?

If you begin the NuvaRing with your period it should be effective right away. If you start it at any other time use a back up method for at least 7 days. After 7 days the NuvaRing should be fully effective (98 % effective).

What is the effectiveness of the NuvaRing?

When used perfectly every single month, Nuvaring effectiveness rate is about 98%. That means about 2 women out of every 100 on Nuvaring will become pregnant. The pill, on the other hand, is 99.9% effective when used perfectly every single day.

Does NuvaRing stop periods?

After you stop using NuvaRing, it usually takes 1-2 months for your periods to return to the cycle you had before you started using it. Once in a while, people have irregular periods or no periods at all for a few months.

How do I get NuvaRing?

How to Obtain It. In order to get the NuvaRing, you will need a prescription from your doctor. Your doctor will most likely conduct a medical evaluation, blood pressure check, and pelvic exam. You can then have your NuvaRing prescription filled at a local pharmacy.