hi again. thanks for your help. i'm getting really worried. i took the ring out yesterday morning, and today the dark brown discharge has gotten thinner (less discharge-y) and bright red, with a few clumps--different from the color/consistency of my periods, and although it's light, the rate at whic...

alright. since i hadn't yet met the full third week mark when i last had sex, i should have been protected, right? since the ring had been in for at least a week? he pulled out before ejaculating, too.

yup, they've told me to use it whichever way. i'm just confused because i've skipped my period multiple times on and off with no problems, but this time i'm experiencing a little dark bleeding (which started yesterday). its been one week since i last had sex, and i'm due to change my ring tomorrow.

thanks but multiple health care providers have told me it works for up to four weeks and that it's completly safe to do (it just hasn't been FDA approved yet, so they won't advertise it).

Hi! I've been on the Nuvaring for two years now. Sometimes I choose to skip my periods by leaving a ring in for four weeks and then inserting a new one after the four week mark. That was my plan this time around. However, I accidentally took out my old ring and inserted a new ring one day earlier th...