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Below are Nuvaring reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Nuvaring review by 29 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Contraception |
| Dosage & duration: | | Single (dosage frequency: once a month) for the period of six months |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Required only one application per month, rather than having to take a pill everyday. Was also a lower dosage than the pill, which seems better. Because it is not ingested there was no nausea. |
| Side effects: | | Lower doses can lead to a slight increase in PMS symptoms such as cramping, but these can be combated with mild pain relievers. Sometimes can be felt during intercourse. |
| Comments: | | A plastic ring which releases hormones over a period of three weeks to provide contraceptive benefits. It is inserted into the vagina after your period, left for three weeks and then removed to allow for the next period. |
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| | Nuvaring review by 23 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Contraceptive |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 Ring (dosage frequency: once a month) for the period of For about 2 years |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Treatment benefits were pregnancy prevention and regulation of menstrual cycle. |
| Side effects: | | There were no know side effects caused by the treatment. I was very happy with the absence of side effects and the overall simplicity of the drug. |
| Comments: | | The NuvaRing was inserted once a month and kept in place for three weeks. After the third week, the ring was removed so that a menstrual cycle could ensue. After 7 day, a new ring was inserted. There was no pain associated with the insertion or removal of the ring, nor was there any discomfort during sexual intercourse. Overall I am very pleased with the NuvaRing and will continue to use it until I decide to become pregnant. |
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| | Nuvaring review by 43 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Heavy period |
| Dosage & duration: | | One ring per month (dosage frequency: once per month inserted in the vagina) for the period of 2 months |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | My bleading slowed. |
| Side effects: | | My peroid lasted 9 days. My personality also changed, I was very irritable and angry. |
| Comments: | | Used for heavy bleading due to fibroids. |
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| | Nuvaring review by 34 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | birth control |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 every 4 weeks (dosage frequency: every 4 weeks) for the period of still taking it |
| Other conditions: | | NONE |
| Other drugs taken: | | NONE | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | THE NUVARING HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE FOR ME. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH BIRTH CONTROL THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. HAVING TRIED MANY IF NOT ALL POSSIBLE BIRTH CONTROL TREATMENTS, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ONE THAT WORKS THE BEST FOR ME. IT IS PRACTICAL AND VERY FEW SIDE EFFECTS WHEN COMPARED TO THE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES, IUDs OR INJECTIONS. |
| Side effects: | | SO FAR, I HAVE ONLY EXPERIENCED HEADACHES AROUND THE TIME WHEN I TAKE OUT MY RING. |
| Comments: | | IT IS VERY EASY TO USE, YOU INSERT IT IN THE VAGINA, IT STAYS IN FOR 3 WEEKS AND TAKE IT OUT FOR ONE TO HAVE YOUR PERIOD. THEN PUT A NEW ONE IN. VERY EASY TO USE AND THE PARTNER DOES NOT FEEL DISCOMFORT DUE TO THE RING. |
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| | Nuvaring review by 22 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Acne and birth control |
| Dosage & duration: | | one ring inserted monthly (dosage frequency: once a month) for the period of 4 months |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I switched from Diane 35, a birth control pills recommended specifically for acne and was very worried that the nuva ring would cause an acne flair up, as switching from Diane to Yasmine had. Fortunately my skin stayed just as clear and as a plus no more taking pills nightly |
| Side effects: | | slight vaginal irritation at the end of a cycle, nothing even moderately serious though. |
| Comments: | | Nuva Ring is a brand name birth control method which releases hormones through the vaginal walls. You insert a flexible plastic ring once a month for three weeks and it acts as birth control. |
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| | Nuvaring review by 36 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Birth Control |
| Dosage & duration: | | One per month (dosage frequency: once per month) for the period of 2 years |
| Other conditions: | | None |
| Other drugs taken: | | None | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Birth control |
| Side effects: | | None |
| Comments: | | I kept forgetting to take my daily birth control pill, so my doctor prescribed the Nuvaring. I put it in once, take it out in 3 to 4 weeks, and put a new one in a week later (after menstruation). I don't forget anymore and have no worries about an unwanted pregnancy. |
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| | Nuvaring review by 20 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | birth control |
| Dosage & duration: | | once a month (dosage frequency: monthly) for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I didn't get pregnant, because at the time, I didn't want to have another baby. |
| Side effects: | | I gained a TON of weight, I've been off of the NuvaRing for over a year now, my period is still very speratic and random and I can't seem to get pregnant. With my first baby, I got pregnant immediately, within only a month of trying and now, I can't get pregnant. My periods come along once every 3 to 6 months and are extremely severe, lasting for well over a week and are very heavy. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT!!! |
| Comments: | | I followed the doctors instructions perfectly. |
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| | Nuvaring review by 27 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | birth control |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1 each month (dosage frequency: once a month) for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Prevention of pregnancy. I used to insert in my vagina the nuvaring and I had my period just in time. I always knew what day my period was coming. |
| Side effects: | | Headaches..cramping..nausea...dizzines |
| Comments: | | One ring once a month. I had to keep the ring for three weeks in my vagina and then take it out to get my period three days after. I had to insert a new ring in the fourth week. |
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| | Nuvaring review by 36 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | birth control |
| Dosage & duration: | | only one dose exists (dosage frequency: 1 per cycle) for the period of 1 year |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | not having to worry about taking a pill every day, but simply putting it in forgetting about it for 3 weeks and then take it out and be without for a week. simply doesn't get any easier than that. |
| Side effects: | | for about 4 days i have minor flow |
| Comments: | | simply putting it in forgetting about it for 3 weeks and then take it out and be without for a week. simply doesn't get any easier than that. |
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