Download The Nuva Ring

WHAT IS THE NUVA RING?
- Vaginal Contraceptive
- Made in the Netherlands
- American FDA Approval
July 2003
HOW DO YOU USE IT?
- Start at the beginning of a woman’s
28 day cycle
- 4 week cycles
- Free week
- 3 Hour exposure before becoming
ineffective
HOW DOES IT WORK?
- estradiol 15μg (estrogen derivative)
- Etonogestrel 120 μg (progestin derivative)
- Thickens cervical mucus (sperm inhibition)
-
thins out endometrial walls (eggs can not
fertilize or attach)
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Permeability
PROS
- No reports of infertility (compared to
birth control)
- After 0-4 weeks regain ability to
become pregnant
- Low level of hormones
- More effective than pill (1% to 8%)
- Use during sex
CONS
- Some side effects
- Ring displacement
- Unorthodox / discomfort
QUESTIONS?
SOURCES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NuvaRing
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/
birth-control/birth-control-vaginal-ringnuvaring-4241.htm
http://www.nuvaring.com/Consumer/index.asp
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/nuvaring-ring.html