Late putting in nuvaring
Late putting in nuvaring
Hi!
I started the nuvaring last month on June 11th and I inserted it at 10:15pm. I took it out on July 2nd at 10:15 pm on the dot. I was supposed to insert it tonight (July 9th) at the same time but didn't get home in time. I inserted it at 10:36 pm instead.
I have two questions because I inserted it late:
(1) am I still protected or do I need to wait 7days? How does this impact the rings efficiency for the month? (Assuming this isn't perfect use because iwas late, how protected am I?)
(2) because I was late, does my removal time and insertation time now change? Since it was at 10:15 pm and I inserted it at 10:36 pm, is my new removal time 10:36 pm three weeks from now and new insertation time 10:36 pm a week from removal?
Sorry about the long questions. I don't know too much about this method of birth control since I was on the pill for years and couldn't find any information about what to do if I was late to insert besides put it in anyways.
Thanks so much!
I started the nuvaring last month on June 11th and I inserted it at 10:15pm. I took it out on July 2nd at 10:15 pm on the dot. I was supposed to insert it tonight (July 9th) at the same time but didn't get home in time. I inserted it at 10:36 pm instead.
I have two questions because I inserted it late:
(1) am I still protected or do I need to wait 7days? How does this impact the rings efficiency for the month? (Assuming this isn't perfect use because iwas late, how protected am I?)
(2) because I was late, does my removal time and insertation time now change? Since it was at 10:15 pm and I inserted it at 10:36 pm, is my new removal time 10:36 pm three weeks from now and new insertation time 10:36 pm a week from removal?
Sorry about the long questions. I don't know too much about this method of birth control since I was on the pill for years and couldn't find any information about what to do if I was late to insert besides put it in anyways.
Thanks so much!
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Re: Late putting in nuvaring
This is not a concern.
With combined methods like the Nuvaring, you have a 12 hour grace period before it's late, and that includes after the placebo week. So, no need to concern yourself about minutes, ever: it's hours and days you just need to be concerned with.
Perfect use rates -- all effectiveness rates -- are figured for one full year of use. Very few people with hormonal methods, of any type, are going to go a full year without any mistakes whatsoever, so I generally encourage people to figure that they probably will have the typical use effectiveness for combined hormonal methods, which is 91% in one year.
With combined methods like the Nuvaring, you have a 12 hour grace period before it's late, and that includes after the placebo week. So, no need to concern yourself about minutes, ever: it's hours and days you just need to be concerned with.
Perfect use rates -- all effectiveness rates -- are figured for one full year of use. Very few people with hormonal methods, of any type, are going to go a full year without any mistakes whatsoever, so I generally encourage people to figure that they probably will have the typical use effectiveness for combined hormonal methods, which is 91% in one year.
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Re: Late putting in nuvaring
Thanks so much. Should I remove it at 10:36 pm instead of 10:15 from now on?
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Re: Late putting in nuvaring
Like I said, a 21 minute difference isn't an issue. So long as you take it around the same time of day (morning, afternoon, evening), it really is all good, and you do even have a bigger window than that (that 12 hour grace period).
So, I'd just aim to pick a time that seems most likely to work for you over time and go with that.
So, I'd just aim to pick a time that seems most likely to work for you over time and go with that.
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Re: Late putting in nuvaring
Perfect. Thank you so much! I hope you have a great day.
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Re: Late putting in nuvaring
Happy to help! You too.
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Re: Late putting in nuvaring
I have one more question-- hopefully it's okay to double post. I've always used condoms with my previous partners, but now I'm in a long term monogamous relationship so after a lot of discussion we've decided to ditch the condoms so the ring is our only source of protection. If he always pulls out what's the efficiency typical use/perfect use for both methods? Thank you!
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Re: Late putting in nuvaring
And I take it you both have had or are getting -- before you ditch them -- a fresh round of STI testing? If not, that's advised in any relationship, of any length, before going without barriers.
You can look up the estimated efficacy of any two combined methods in this handy chart we have of them right here: The Buddy System: Effectiveness Rates for Backing Up Your Birth Control With a Second Method.
You can look up the estimated efficacy of any two combined methods in this handy chart we have of them right here: The Buddy System: Effectiveness Rates for Backing Up Your Birth Control With a Second Method.
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Re: Late putting in nuvaring
Were both good on that end-- but thank you for the reminder. And thank you for the link.
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Re: Late putting in nuvaring
Sure thing!
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