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TMI: NuvaRing users, come in

I just started using Nuva Ring a few days ago. I was reading all of the information that came with it and was wondering if your ring has ever come out accidentally.

The pamphlet says it could come out when you're having a BM.... now everytime I go #2 I'm paranoid that it will come out in the toilet. Is that dumb?? I also remember on the real housewives of atlanta (I know, completely reliable resource), Lisa said once when she had a 'crazy' night with her husband that she found her ring on the floor the next morning.

Just wondering if this has happened to anyone.

Re: TMI: NuvaRing users, come in

  • I used the ring for a while... I think almost a year? During that time I don't know that it ever even moved on its own. I was paranoid that it would come out too, so I kept checking, and it was always in place. I think part of it is making sure you put it in the right place so that it stays. Wouldn't hurt to check on it every now and then, but nothing to worry about. I miss how convenient the ring was, it just made me so dry I had to switch methods (even with lube I was still so dry that I got really irritated down there every time we had sex).
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  • Anytime DH or I had sex it would come out, it was just one of those things.  First few times we laughed about it, but after a while I decided that BC was not for me.
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  • I've never had any issues.  You would much have to be constipated to being bearing down so hard that you forced out the ring.

    If you have any doubts, just check.

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    We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
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  • Yes, mine did come out during sex quite frequently, it would get stuck on DH's penis - I usually take it out now just prior to sex, and rinse it off and put it back in immediately afterwards.  You can have your ring out for up to 3 hours and be protected, but no more than that.  I must have a short vaginal canal, because it also hurts a bit if I leave my ring in during sex. 

    But that is the ONLY time that it ever comes out without me taking it out.  When I do take it out, I really have to, er, reach way up in there and use my middle finger like a hook to get it out.........it sets on that ledge-like area (I know it has a name, but it's early and I don't remember what it is), and it's in there really snug.  I can't imagine it ever coming out during a BM, no matter how hard I strained. 

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  • I have never had any problems with it coming out on its own.
  • As a PP said, you can take it out for up to three hours for sex. Just make sure to rinse it off with lukewarm water when you're done. I had to do that when I was on that BC (stopped using it because it gave me crazy mood swings).

    Never had a problem with it coming out from #2, though I have to admit I shared the same paranoia. The routine was go, wash hands, check for ring, wash hands again.

  • I have been on the ring for over 2 years and it has never, ever fallen out.  I have heard of it coming out during sex or something, but never in the toilet.

     

  • I have never had it fall out, during sex, or any other time.  I leave it in during sex (I'm a little paranoid), and it only hurts if DH gets wayyy too deep.
  • Thanks for the input! I didn't want to worry about being paranoid every time I went #2.
  • I was on the NuvaRing for almost 5 years and it only came out twice. Once when I peed after sex and once during sex. I could tell right away and neither instance posed a problem (i.e. poop) for reinsertion. I just rinsed it off and put it back in. I've never even felt it move while doing #2.
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  • Mine came out once in a hottub.... Yeah embaressing.... But like everyone has said, it covers you for three hours... Just rinse and reinsert. No biggie.
  • I used it for a few weeks and decided it's not for me. They say it can expell mostly in women who haven't had kids yet.  My husband thought it was great....he loved putting it in but lets face it....if it's going to come out while you're having sex what is the point?  So I guess, in answer to your question, you're not the only one. :-)
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