NUVARING Reviews (ETHINYL ASTADIOL; ETONOGESTREL)

Average Rating: 2.3 (852 Ratings)

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NUVARING  (ETHINYL ASTADIOL; ETONOGESTREL):  This product is a vaginal ring containing combination hormone medication and is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains 2 hormones: a progestin (etonogestrel) and an estrogen (ethinyl estradiol). It works mainly by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation) during your menstrual cycle. It also makes vaginal fluid thicker to help prevent sperm from reaching an egg (fertilization) and changes the lining of the uterus (womb) to prevent attachment of a fertilized egg. If a fertilized egg does not attach to the uterus, it passes out of the body. Using this product does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia).   FDA Approval Date: 2001-10-03 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  pregnacy prevention and period regu not until reading this thread did i connect my anger recently to the NR, at work and driving im always so upset. lack of sex drive, ive noticed too, although not a huge problem for me because my local boyfriend (of 2 years) recenly became LDR due to military. a lot of people said they were moody, but i feel the oposite, i was a very emotional person and i feel like i am on antidepressants, kind of not caring about things i should. also something i noticed that has probably been the bigest turn off of this have been how loose my vagina feels, possibly because im not having sex right now its weaker, but every time i lay dowdown(only laying down too) i feel like the ring is just pushing me open. (alowing a lot of air to pass in and out may i add) and i hope that will not be perminent, i have read it takes months of exsorsize to fix that. i am still on NR although i am making a gyno appt this week to change that. F 19 3 months
3/21/2015
 2  pregnancy prevention It was good until lately. My sex drives been gone, had the nasty discharge and now Ive been having a period for two weeks straight i recommend to stay away from it F 26 3 years
3/12/2015
 3  Pregnancy prevention Nausea and bloating during first week, on and off during month. I have been on the NR for 3 months. I am supposed to be starting my 4th ring in a week. The first week of each ring I experience nausea and bloating. During the month I have random episodes of nausea to the point that I can't leave my house. I have Terrible night sweats the week before my period comes (this never would happen before). Also my depression and mood swings have been terrible. I find myself getting very nasty and not wanting to do anything. I am relieved to find this forum and realize that I'm not crazy and it's not just me. I am very sensitive to hormones, it's unfortunate that this is not working out for me F 24 1 days
3/8/2015
 1  Prevent pregnancy Nausea,headaches,always tired ,very low sex drive,mood swings this is all bad I feel horrible I'm getting off this ASAP it's hurting my relationship F 30 3 weeks
3/3/2015
 3  Pregnancy prevention Migraines, chest pains, low sex drive, mood swings I loved NR for the first two years but now I'm starting to realize why I am having all these side effects. I have no medical conditions, NR has caused terrible chest pains! Not to mention terrible migraines to the point where my head throbs so much It makes me want to blow up. My mood swings are outrageous. I have no desire to have sex sometimes, took out NR for two months and my sex drive increased. F 20 3 days
1X
2/26/2015
 4  Pregnancy prevention None for me personally. Discuss with your healthcare provider prior to starting nuvaring, some women are at higher risk. Easy to use. Successfully prevented pregnancy. Partner may feel during intercourse. More expensive than the traditional pill. F 29 7 years
2/7/2015
 5  Birth control Only side effects I experienced were nausea, migranes, and cramping the first 3 months of starting it. NuvaRing has been wonderful for me, I haven't gotten pregnant and you don't have to remember it everyday. You can feel it during intercourse in certain positions. However, you can take it out for up to 4 hours, but make sure to put it back in after. I haven't had any side effects and if anything it's increased my sex drive. My periods have actually gotten lighter and it's nice being able to get a period for security in knowing you're not pregnant. The first few months are a little difficult because of adjusting to the hormone, but after that everything has been perfect! F 19 21 months
1X M
2/5/2015
 3  Birth Control I originally started taking NR in 2007/2008 because I was awful at remembering my pill. I was on it for 3 years. During those 3 years I started having severe heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness. Twice I actually blacked out. Resulting in EKG's and wearing a halter monitor. I also experienced instances where I would pass large clots of gray matter. GYN thought after many years of being on b.c. (started at 15) my body needed a break, which is why I quit using it. At the time I never thought the heart issues were related to the NR. Recently, after having my daughter and trying Depo (gained almost 80lbs) I decided to switch back to the NR. It's been almost 3 weeks and suddenly I noticed all those heart issues had returned. It wasn't until I left work early tonight bc the symptoms were so bad and talking to a coworker that it dawned on me this was the common factor. Needless to say I have taken it out and will be contacting my OB/GYN tomorrow. F 28 8 years
1/26/2015
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 2  Irreg periods; preg prevention Bloating and nausea (decreased after one week), excess vaginal discharge, UTI, increased acne, breast tenderness, bigger breasts (only positive side effect) When I was prescribed the nuvaring, I was excited because of how convenient I thought it would be. However, within a few hours after inserting the nuvaring, I started to get gassy, bloated, and nauseated. I took it as my body adjusting to the nuvaring. The nausea and the bloating went away within a week. But I had symptoms that would not go away. I experienced excess vaginal discharge, which was incredibly uncomfortable. I also experienced vaginal discomfort that started within a few days after insertion. It was so bad that I called my gyno because I feared that I had developed a UTI. Turns out I did get my first UTI after a week of being in the Nuvaring. Turns out nuvaring is related to increased UTIs. I also experienced the worst breakout while being on the nuvaring. It wasn't worth it to me. After finishing out one cycle, I removed the ring. I started my period within 3 days. My periods were not much lighter and was shortened by one day. My acne cleared up right away and I lost about 3 lbs since getting off the nuvaring. I no longer experience excess discharge or vaginal discomfort. I've since switched to a low dosage birth control pill and none of the side effects I've experienced on the nuvaring have emerged. The nuvaring had potential, but it turns out that it wasn't for me. F 26 3 weeks
1/25/2015
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 1  Pregnancy prevention Weigh gain (15 pounds) with no change of appetite, and in the gym everyday. Horrible mood swings. It seems everyone on here has the same issues, and I was so relieved to see that. I would be irritable, cry at the drop of a hat, bring myself down about everything, the weight gain had me feeling so confused and self conscious. I never wanted to go out and do things. My boyfriend and I were becoming very frustrated because of how much this damn ring changed me. I had never been emotional or moody like that before, it's just not who I am! Took the ring out three days ago and I feel amazing, I'm back to my old self finally and couldn't be happier. I'm very sensitive to hormones, I've been on several different pills and they all disagreed with me. My advice, if you're sensitive to estrogen... Don't do it. Biggest mistake. F 20 10 months
1 ring
1/23/2015
 1  Pregnancy Prevention I started on the nuva ring about a year ago. I thought it would be great to not have to take a pill everyday... I noticed right away that my breasts hurt and grew about a size larger, but also that I was so irritable that it effected my relationship with my boyfriend. I called my Dr. and she said to wait it out and it should get better... It actually only got worse. I was on edge all the time, fights with my boyfriend were more often, and I would cry for no reason. I also experienced extra depression while on the nuva ring and weight gain which made me feel awful about myself. I got off of it and I honestly feel amazing. I feel like myself again and my relationship is great. I don't recommend this, it ruined who I was and my life. F 30 1 years
1/16/2015
 1  Birth Control Nearly lost my life due to multiple pulmonary embolisms from using Nuvaring. I am 25 with no prior health issues. PLEASE, do not use this medication. I saw the reviews of other women who had gotten PEs and DVTs while using Nuvaring and I thought there was no way it would happen to me, that it was just some random occurrence for some stranger. But it DID happen to me, and it CAN happen to you. F 4 months
1X day
1/7/2015
 1  B.Control & Heavy Cycles Mood swings, super white, thick discharge & slight stinch , pain during intimacy, weight gain & bloating. When I first decided to use the Nuva Ring, I was very excited. I hadn't had sex in almost a year, so I was more that clear of not having any issues with my female organs. Might I add that I started on it a few months after having a myomectomy. It saddens my heart that I was not able to stick with this form of contraception, but it is what it is. The unpleasant feeling after intimacy, as well as the discharge, just wasn't worth it. We are different. Just because it didn't work for me, doesn't mean that it won't work for you...to each his own. In closing, I must admit that I'm feeling much better now since I've discontinued my use of the Nuva Ring. Good luck! F 43 2 months
1/4/2015
 1  Birth Control Acne, hives all over body, severe sensitization to other allergens, extremely itchy palms, periodically itchy all over. I became more sensitive to allergens from using the nuva ring. Two years after quitting my allergies are still worse than before the nuvaring. F 28 1 years
1X M
1/2/2015
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 2  Birth Control Depression, emotional instability, decreased sex drive, lighter periods I took Nuvaring a couple years ago and had no issues with it, but now I'm having noticeable side effects. I've always had issues with oral birth control because I would have side effects or forget to take it. The first time I didn't notice any effects, but just started on it a month ago and I've had really bad depression, low sex drive, and I'm easily irritated. I'm usually active and stable emotionally. After a month of being on it I've spent days without leaving the house and I'll start crying for no reason. It's bad enough that people around me have noticed I'm depressed. I'm in a new relationship and my drive to have sex has dissipated and I'm easily annoyed/offended by my boyfriend. This wasn't the case before I started taking NR. I took it out two days ago and don't plan on continuing use. F 30 1 months
1x Month 1X M
12/23/2014
 2  Pregnancy prevention I first started taking the NuvaRing when I was 20 years old. I absolutely loved it. I continued to take it for the next 7 years with no noticeable side effects that I can recall. When I turned 27 I got off the birth control for about 3 years. In October I saw my OBGYN and jumped back on the NuvaRing bus. She gave me an actual NuvaRing to insert that Sunday, and a prescription for the rest of the year. After inserting the ring from my doctor I felt completely normal, no complaints. The next month I filled the prescription at the pharmacy and about 2 days after inserting the ring I noticed that I was not horny in the mornings as I usually am. I felt the difference right away but thought I would return to normal soon. After the 3rd ring, I am totally convinced the ring has stolen my sex drive. COMPLETELY STOLEN IT. Sex makes me feel nothing. The thought of it does nothing to me, something is so wrong.. F 30 10 years
1X day
12/22/2014
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 1  Birth control Where do I begin in the past year I've become a complete different person, one that I hate and one that I'm far from being. I've been in a relationshio for 16 years with a wonderful man that I love more then anything, we've always had a great relationship up until the past year we've got into so many arguments and fights over everything but mostly my insecurities, paranoia, horrible mood swings. Everything bothered me, everything was accentuated. It was overbearing. A lot of women mentioned that their sex drive was unexistent mine was the opposite I could of litteraly have sex all the time, which is not necessarily a bad thing but sometimes was overwhelming and when my bf didn't feel like having sex even that would make me freak out because I felt unattractive, and caused arguments, jealousy. The NR brought the worst out of me. I focused on the negative, made myself sick overanalyzing everything, horribly insecure. My emotions were out of control, I was very negative, angry, crying a lot. I didn't like feeling like that I feeled depressed. My bf asked me to consult to see if I needed depression pills but I researched a lot and fell on the side effects of the NR and saw that so many women had or have similar side effects that I took the decision to remove it because I really didn't want to ruin my relationship. So far I feel a lot better, more patient, easy going like I used to be and feeling more like myself. So please the minute you feel like your emotions are getting the I don't recommend the NR, it will kill you inside and make you someone you will no longer recognize and will ruin you :( F 32 2 years
12/14/2014
 2  prevent pregnancy Paranoia, anxiety, depression, heart palpatations, blood pressure increased First couple months I loved the NV because I didn't have to take a pill everyday and I was on the Mirena but it scratched me and my boyfriend during intercourse. The good thing about the NV is it prevented pregnancy. Bad thing is I started having anxiety attacks and panic all the time! Paranoia about everything that was going in my body that I quit smoking weed, alcohol, and stopped eating salt, chocolate, caffeine because I thought that was the reason for my panic and anxiety. But soon realized that my blood pressure has always been normal before the NuvaRing and I have never had panic before the NuvaRing. I've had anxiety in the past but I never had heart palpatations or felt like I was going to die! I got really depressed and stopped going out with my friends because I was too scared to have a panic attack. I took out the NuvaRing a few days ago...and I'm starting to feel normal again. F 25 8 months
12/7/2014
 1  birth control/bad periods Migraines, Cramps, exhaustion, cold sores, mouth ulcers, bloating, stomach pain, shortness of breath, dizzy, general weakness, trembling body, joint inflammation, vaginal discharge, trouble sleeping, UTI's, increased urination, body aches nuvaring is poison. I stopped using this crap two days ago and I am still feeling the AWFUL side effects. Never taking this again its a bad bad drug. F 33 3 weeks
1X day
12/5/2014
 3  Contraception/Period Relief Pros: decreased flow significantly, very little cramping, easy to use. Cons: typically causes nausea the first few days in, retracts heavily from sex drive, makes it a dry, dry desert in there, caused depression, anxiety, hair loss, erratic moodiness, did not appear to alleviate acne issues. It wasn't until more recently that I thought to attribute any of my long-term suffering with this product, but I'm beginning to think it's the reason behind my depression and hair loss. I am taking additional medication to combat these side-effects, but will probably discontinue the NuvaRing altogether if it means getting my life back. F 28 8 years
1X M
12/2/2014

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