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Man, my last 2 posts I advocated Nuvaring, I feel silly. But yes, I'm on NuvaRing, have been for about a year and half. I really like it, and I haven't gotten pregnant so it's worked for me. Yes, it releases hormones periodically, it's low dose but as affective as anything else from what I understand. If you're worried, look at the info packet that comes with it. There is a chart of its effectiveness compared with other methods of birth control. Used correctly, 2 women out of a hundred will become pregnant on NuvaRing after one year. Which is basically the same odds as anything. I haven't had any side effects and I really like it. I know what you mean though, it doesn't seem to be that popular for some reason. Personally, I don't know why. So many girls write posts "I forgot to take my pill, what do I do?" where if they just chose to go on Nuvaring they wouldn't have to have that grief. I think the cool thing about Nuvaring is that it's easier to take correctly than a lot of other birth control. You can google them and come up with the website, all the info that is on the info packet should be there as well.
An added benefit of NuvaRing is that it's absorbed through the blood stream rather than going through your stomach, so while on the Pill a lot of antibiotics decrease the effectiveness, NuvaRing doesn't have that problem (from what I've read on their website/med journals). Anyway, I think it's perfectly safe and effective, and I really like it.
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