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    Quote Originally Posted by LisaRD23 View Post
    Have you had any problems with it during intercourse? I tried nuvaring a few years back and I had to take it out a few times b/c it was bothering my husband, he was able to feel it and it irritated him.
    Yeah, not EVERY time, but on several occasions I've had to. No big deal though... my doctor said I can have it out for up to 4 hours (not like I would ever!), but still... it's nice not to have to worry about taking a pill anymore.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stephaniewicked View Post
    Yeah, not EVERY time, but on several occasions I've had to. No big deal though... my doctor said I can have it out for up to 4 hours (not like I would ever!), but still... it's nice not to have to worry about taking a pill anymore.
    I used to get worried that I'd fall asleep "after" then forget to put it back in....

    I'm happier with zero hormone BC for now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LisaRD23 View Post
    I used to get worried that I'd fall asleep "after" then forget to put it back in....

    I'm happier with zero hormone BC for now.
    What are you on that's zero hormone? I spoke with my doctor back in August during my last visit and explained my situation and Nuvaring was the best option out of the ones I qualified for. Apparently you have to have already had a child in order to get IUD, so it wasn't an option for me...
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    Quote Originally Posted by stephaniewicked View Post
    What are you on that's zero hormone?
    Lol...I mean I'm not "on" anything anymore.
    Condoms & spermacide gel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stephaniewicked View Post
    What are you on that's zero hormone? I spoke with my doctor back in August during my last visit and explained my situation and Nuvaring was the best option out of the ones I qualified for. Apparently you have to have already had a child in order to get IUD, so it wasn't an option for me...
    If you're younger , the general assumption is that youare still child-bearing years and IUDs are considered longer term "semi-permanent" B/C (not that they aren't reverseible - just intended for long term use-e.g 5 yrs).

    I was 42 & single when I got my IUD - at that point don't really intend to have kids, but have never had a kid - got it. You might need to convince your OBGYN that you don't want kids or soemthing but its not like its a drop down dead MUST.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LisaRD23 View Post
    Lol...I mean I'm not "on" anything anymore.
    Condoms & spermacide gel.
    I was so confused and thought I was left out on some big secret or something, lol. Wow... okay, blonde moment. Thanks for clearing that up. I don't really want to take that route, so I guess I'm dwindling down my own options here.

    Sass - Thank you for clarifying. She pretty much ruled it out as an option and went on to tell me about the other choices I had, so I never finished getting all the details.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stephaniewicked View Post
    I just had a random conversation with my friend about birth control and casually mentioned how I'm still using the same one (kariva) for a little over a year now. I started on it because she (the friend I was having the conversation with) was on it and was happy... until she reminded me just now that the reason she went off it was because it made her depressed, gave her major mood swings, completely crazy...

    THIS IS SO ME!!!! I'm almost always unhappy for no damn reason, if I am happy, I get upset at the drop of a dime and my bf (now ex - who I just psychotically broke up with for the millionth time a few days ago) has not been able to understand for months why I've been this way. I just made an appointment today, in fact, to see a therapist next week to figure out WTF is going on with me. This is not how I used to be...

    Anyway, I just started googling this pill and it seems like many other people have experienced the same thing from being on it... could it be? It is starting to make sense...

    I have a doctor's appointment with my obgyn in a few days because I wanted to talk to her about going off the pill anyway in hopes that it would help me lean out better... After learning this information though, I'm even more anxious to do so.

    I've been on birth control for 8 years (only a year or so on this particular one)... so I never even considered that it could be the root to my problem. Any thoughts, words of advice or similar stories??
    why don't you just get an IUD ?
    i had one for years then took out had my son and got back in
    way cheaper easier to use don't have to think about it
    not skrewing with your hormone levels

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    my gf switch birth pill n her vagina was way lubricated !? im serious

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    I just recently got back on birth control as well. I have used the same one for 8 years...the nuva ring...which supposedly is the lowest estrogen producing.
    Anyways this last year was my first time to be off of it since I had begun using it. And once I started it back up, I have been SO EMOTIONAL. I am so sensitive...I am getting depressed if my friends dont call me or give me enough attention...its really bizarre.
    Does all birth control do this? is it because of the excess estrogen?
    And on top of the mood swings, my face started breaking out. grr

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    Quote Originally Posted by -BLP- View Post
    my gf switch birth pill n her vagina was way lubricated !? im serious
    Whoa wait what?

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    Quote Originally Posted by figurebre View Post
    I just recently got back on birth control as well. I have used the same one for 8 years...the nuva ring...which supposedly is the lowest estrogen producing.
    Anyways this last year was my first time to be off of it since I had begun using it. And once I started it back up, I have been SO EMOTIONAL. I am so sensitive...I am getting depressed if my friends dont call me or give me enough attention...its really bizarre.
    Does all birth control do this? is it because of the excess estrogen?
    And on top of the mood swings, my face started breaking out. grr

    How long have you been on the new stuff? I was off my pills for about a year while I competed in 2005 and then went back on nuvaring because I kept forgetting to take the daily pills. I really had no problems w/ it, and never really had any issus w/ my pills, which I was on for about 15 yrs. All very low dose.

    Two things are coming to mind - if you've only been on it < 2-3 months, it can take that long for your body to acclimate to an impact to your hormone levels. If its been a while that you've been on nuvaring, then it might just not be the best hormone dose & combination (estro / progest) for your body chemistry. Sometimes you need to just work w/ your OBGYN to get the right dose for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by -BLP- View Post
    my gf switch birth pill n her vagina was way lubricated !? im serious
    Was it not before?
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    Quote Originally Posted by stephaniewicked View Post
    I was so confused and thought I was left out on some big secret or something, lol. Wow... okay, blonde moment. Thanks for clearing that up. I don't really want to take that route, so I guess I'm dwindling down my own options here.

    Sass - Thank you for clarifying. She pretty much ruled it out as an option and went on to tell me about the other choices I had, so I never finished getting all the details.

    I'm not sure I like that she ruled it out for you - did you get a real reason why?
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    Quote Originally Posted by sassy69 View Post
    I'm not sure I like that she ruled it out for you - did you get a real reason why?
    I guess because of my age and she assumed I want kids one day..? I mean, that's the furthest thing from my mind right now and I don't know if I ever want to reproduce, so that isn't a concern for me... but I didn't really argue and I'm happy with nuvaring for now, so I'll just roll with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stephaniewicked View Post
    I guess because of my age and she assumed I want kids one day..? I mean, that's the furthest thing from my mind right now and I don't know if I ever want to reproduce, so that isn't a concern for me... but I didn't really argue and I'm happy with nuvaring for now, so I'll just roll with it.

    OK as long as you're ok w/ it. I get that doctors want to give you their best recommendation, but I think for those of us coming from the fitness side of things where we have specific goals but are also pretty well aware of the types of things that impact our physiques (i.e. hormones), I never get the sense that anyone in the medical industry is aware of that. They are dealing w/ the general public, and I REALLY think they are the most ignorant of those things that are the most fundamental - nutrition and hormones.
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