I know your not suppose to leave the Nuva ring out for more than 3 hours right?

Question

Well last night after my b/f and I made love we went to sleep. I woke up this morning to take a shower (I take it out and clean it off) BUT it wasn't there....I was freaking out. I looked in the bed and there it was. I asked my boyfriend about it and he said he felt it while we were making love and he usually doesn't so I guess I didn't have it properly inserted. My question is I am wondering if there is a chance of pregnancy because it would have been out a total of 6 and 1/2 hours before I realized it and put it back in it's proper place plus we didn't use any precaution method (pull-out) Do you think it will be ok?

Answer 1

The odds are still very much in your favor that you are not pregnant. However, what you describe did lower your Nuva Ring's effectiveness, so you may want to look into emergency contraception (the morning-after pill).

It also depends on when in your cycle you lost the ring. From their website:
If NuvaRing® is out of the vagina for more than three continuous hours: During Weeks 1 and 2: If the ring has been out of the vagina for more than three continuous hours during the 1st or 2nd week of use, contraceptive effectiveness may be reduced. Reinsert ring as soon as you remember and use an extra method of birth control, such as male condoms or spermicide, until the ring has been used continuously for seven days.

During Week 3: If NuvaRing® slips out of the vagina for more than three continuous hours during the 3rd week of the three-week use period, throw the ring away and choose one of the following two options.

1. Insert a new ring immediately. Inserting a new ring will start the next three-week use period. You may not experience a period from your previous cycle. However, breakthrough spotting or bleeding may occur

2. Have your period and insert a new ring no later than seven days (7x24 hours) from the time the previous ring was removed or expelled. This option should only be chosen if the ring was used continuously for the preceding seven days.

In addition, a barrier method such as condoms or spermicides must be used until the ring has been used continuously for seven days.

So whether or not you choose to go with the EC, keep in mind that you need backup b.c. for the next week.

Answer 2

no,take a test.