I started new birth control a few months ago after having my daughter. The nuva ring. I have now been spotting for about a week and a half. I have never spotted like this before even when I got pregnant.
Is it just my body getting used to the hormones in the ring?
Called my doctor but I cant get in for an appointment for another two weeks.
2007-02-12 18:11:13 · 3 answers · asked by ashez 4 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Ask your doctor if they can put you down incase they get cancellation, tell them you are having some symptoms and you are quite concerned... It could be that your body is just getting used to the hormones, it can take up to three months to get used to hormones, or alternately the hormones may not suite you (eg may not be strong enough, causing break through bleeding)...
2007-02-12 18:15:53 · answer #1 · answered by idk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that can happen with new birth control as your body is getting used to it.. you may even start spotting and never stop during the cycle.. it's like having a 28 day period, very annoying but unharmful. If the spotting keeps going on, check w/ ur doc if ur using it right. When it happened to me, I found out that the pill I was taking had a lower ____ (fill in the blank, I forgot) level, like 25 (I think it was ortho-low). Once I switched to desogen in which that level was 35, I stopped spotting. (I was trying to pick a pill w/ the lowest hormones that would allow me to skip my period, and my doc said I had to 'play with the different levels' to see what was strong enough for me to not spot (if you spot, it does not mean the pill's not effective enough to prevent pregnancy.) Hope I didn't confuse u!
2007-02-13 02:17:35 · answer #2 · answered by Ms. Curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a response to the ring and is not uncommon. depending on the degree of spoting you may have to have it removed and have alternative provided. Your physician will be able to determine the course of action that needs to be taken
2007-02-13 02:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by Shelty K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋