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starsofglass · 07-27-2005, 02:21 AM

Hm, I never thought I'd be one to post this type of question, but here it goes...

I'm on Nuvaring. Unfortunately I was unable to put a new ring in when I should have, I was more than a week late. The day before yesterday I had sex and after my partner climaxed he didn't withdraw quickly enough. The condom had (nearly) slipped off, but was retrieved. I'm unsure if there was "leakage" or not.

25th of July: condom (nearly) slipped off
21st: started Nuva
12th: should have started Nuvaring
before that: I used 3-4 rings in a row, no "pauses" in between, and no mistakes.

Could someone tell me how big the risk is that I'm pregnant?

GLSheridan · 07-27-2005, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by starsofglass

Hm, I never thought I'd be one to post this type of question, but here it goes...

I'm on Nuvaring. Unfortunately I was unable to put a new ring in when I should have, I was more than a week late. The day before yesterday I had sex and after my partner climaxed he didn't withdraw quickly enough. The condom had (nearly) slipped off, but was retrieved. I'm unsure if there was "leakage" or not.

25th of July: condom (nearly) slipped off
21st: started Nuva
12th: should have started Nuvaring
before that: I used 3-4 rings in a row, no "pauses" in between, and no mistakes.

Could someone tell me how big the risk is that I'm pregnant?

No one can tell you the exact figure of how likely pregnancy is. When did you insert the ring in correlation with your period? If it wasn't around the time of your period at all, your risks are definately greater.

starsofglass · 07-28-2005, 01:06 AM

My period was pretty "messed up" from using three rings in a row. I had my period later and it lasted longer. If I remember correctly, I inserted the ring 5-6 days after my period stopped.

What should I do: I prefer using several rings in a row, but in my current situation, I should probably not do that, in order to see if I'll have my period?

GLSheridan · 07-28-2005, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by starsofglass

My period was pretty "messed up" from using three rings in a row. I had my period later and it lasted longer. If I remember correctly, I inserted the ring 5-6 days after my period stopped.

What should I do: I prefer using several rings in a row, but in my current situation, I should probably not do that, in order to see if I'll have my period?

What to do is up to you. If you want to try to have some regularity to your cycles, you probably shouldn't skip periods. If you don't mind that ever 4th month or whenever being a little "out of whack," then continue to skip.

starsofglass · 07-28-2005, 06:17 AM

I don't mind the period being "out of whack". But I was wondering if simply for the next time I should have a week pause, simply to see if I'm pregnant or if I'll have my period.