Nuva ring, in or out?

[oh-so-sweet2me.livejournal.com]

I'm on the nuva ring...my boyfriend hates it and says he can feel it during sex....

the doctor said that the ring can stay out 3 hours at a time so I've been taking it out before sex and putting it back in right away after.

Safe, or no?

I mean its not like its a female condom blocking anything, its really more so of the chemicals that it releases inside.

Comments

[vronwe.livejournal.com]

Perfectly safe. Just don't forget to put it back in. I did that once. I left it out for like 2.5 hours. Very scary.

[sparksdelcielo.livejournal.com]

It's safe. Are you sure you're putting it in all the way back? I was on it for awhile and it took me forever to get it in deep enough where my then boyfriend couldn't feel it and it wouldn't work itself out.

[rachelish.livejournal.com]

When I was on the Nuvaring, I asked my NP about this. I had read that it could be out for up to three hours, but I didn't know how often doing that would be ok. The NP said that there hasn't been a lot of research done on the effectiveness and if/how much it is reduced by taking the ring out a lot. She suggested it was ok, but not to do it excessively, but again, couldn't really say how often would be excessive.

[jesuslivesnigga.livejournal.com]

yep, just make sure you rinse it off with lukewarm water before putting it back in!
and make sure you keep it in plain sight so you don't forget about it...o man that's so scary!

[nanaminako.livejournal.com]

i always take it out before messing around (fingering/sex) when i'm done wiping/cleaning off i rinse off the ring and put it right back in. i rinse/put back in even before the after-sex-cuddling just to be safe. havent had any scares or prblems and i've been on nuva ring for 4 years

[loonylupinlover.livejournal.com]

As long as you're not having marathons, that should be safe. Personally though I only feel comfortable having it out 3 hours per month (there's no clear word on if it's 3 hours per month, week, or day that's safe), so I only take it out if I absolutely have to. Luckily our actual intercourse time is pretty short, so between that and being an hour away we never add up to 3 hours per month. But once I did leave it out for 2 and a half hours, which scared the crap out of me. Always make sure to reinsert afterwards! I like to check myself every time I had sex to make sure I had no great escapes :-P