{"id":7147,"date":"2021-11-11T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avort.md\/en\/?page_id=7147"},"modified":"2021-11-16T15:03:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T15:03:32","slug":"what-is-the-combined-vaginal-ring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.avort.md\/en\/information-about-contraception-methods-and-effectiveness\/what-is-the-combined-vaginal-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Combined Vaginal Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img class=\"size-full wp-image-7143 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avort.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/inel_vaginal-300x160-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" \/><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #1c8282;\">What Is the Combined Vaginal Ring?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A flexible ring placed in the vagina.<\/li>\n<li>Continuously releases 2 hormones\u2014a progestin and an estrogen, like the natural hormones progesterone and estrogen in a woman\u2019s body\u2014from inside the ring. Hormones are absorbed through the wall of the vagina directly into the bloodstream.<\/li>\n<li>The ring is kept in place for 3 weeks, then removed for the fourth week. During this fourth week the woman will have monthly bleeding.<\/li>\n<li>Also called NuvaRing.<\/li>\n<li>Works primarily by preventing the release of eggs from the ovaries (ovulation).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-caret my-custom-spoiler su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>How Effective?<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><strong>Effectiveness depends on the user:<\/strong> Risk of pregnancy is greatest when a woman is late to start a new ring.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The combined vaginal ring is new, and research on effectiveness is limited. Effectiveness rates in clinical trials of the vaginal ring suggest that it may be more effective than combined oral contraceptives, both as commonly used and with consistent and correct use .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Return of fertility after ring use is stopped<\/strong>: No delay<br \/>\n<strong>Protection against sexually transmitted infections<\/strong>: None<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-caret my-custom-spoiler su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Side Effects, Health Benefits, and Health Risks<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><strong>Side Effects<\/strong><br \/>\nSome users report the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Changes in monthly bleeding, including:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2013 Lighter bleeding and fewer days of bleeding<br \/>\n\u2013 Irregular bleeding<br \/>\n\u2013 Infrequent bleeding<br \/>\n\u2013 Prolonged bleeding<br \/>\n\u2013 No monthly bleeding<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Headaches<\/li>\n<li>Irritation, redness, or inflammation of the vagina (vaginitis)<\/li>\n<li>White vaginal discharge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Known Health Benefits and Health Risks<\/strong><br \/>\nLong-term studies of the vaginal ring are limited, but researchers expect that its health benefits and risks are like those of combined oral contraceptives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-caret my-custom-spoiler su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Questions and Answers About Combined Vaginal Ring<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><strong>1. Left ring out for more than 3 hours during weeks 1 or 2?<\/strong><br \/>\nPut the ring back in as soon as possible. Use a backup method* for the next 7 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Left ring out for more than 3 hours during week 3?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stop the current cycle and discard the ring.<\/li>\n<li>Insert a new ring immediately and keep it in place for 3 weeks, starting a new cycle. Use a backup method for the next 7 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Another option, if the ring was used continuously and correctly for the past 7 days: Leave the ring out and make the next 7 days the week with no ring. After those 7 days, insert a new ring, starting a new cycle, and keep it in place for 3 weeks. Use a backup method for the first 7 days with the new ring.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Waited more than 7 days before inserting a new ring, or kept ring in longer than 4 weeks?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insert a new ring as soon as possible and begin a new 4-week cycle. Use a backup method for the first 7 days of ring use.<\/li>\n<li>Also, if a new ring was inserted 3 or more days late (ring was left out for 10 days or more in a row) and unprotected sex took place in the past 5 days, consider taking emergency contraceptive pills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-caret my-custom-spoiler su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Where to address?<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>For a family planning consultation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask your family doctor at your health care facility in your area of residence \u00a0(see\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidsr.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Lista-MF-instruiti-in-PF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>). WARNING: if you belong to one of the socially vulnerable groups (see\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidsr.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/ord-nr.-658-din-18.08.2015-Cu-privire-la-asigurarea-cu-contraceptive.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>) you can benefit from free contraceptives!<\/li>\n<li>Ask \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neovita.md\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youth Friendly Health Centers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Call the RHTC \u00a0Hotline (free and confidential call) \u2013 0800-088-08<\/li>\n<li>Call \u00a0RHTC\u00a0\u2013 022355072 \/ 060903782 \/ 078306973<\/li>\n<li>Write to RHTC e-mail \u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cidsr2012@gmail.com\">cidsr2012@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is the Combined Vaginal Ring? A flexible ring placed in the vagina. 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