Tampons and menstrual cups do not interfere with the ring preventing pregnancy. If your ring is in when you remove your tampon or cup, you might pull it out a bit. This may be annoying if it happens a lot.
\nWhen inserting your tampon or cup, make sure that your ring is all the way in first. Then position the tampon or cup afterwards. If you do end up pulling the ring out, you can rinse it in clean water and put it back in immediately. If this happens a lot and you do not like it, but want to keep using the ring, then try using sanitary pads.
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\nAny method is better than no method when it comes to the environment.
\nSome of the hormones from the ring will enter the environment through a woman’s urine. But it is smaller than other sources of estrogen in the environment. Estrogen from industrial and manufacturing processes, fertilizers and pesticides, and the drugs given to animals all enter the environment in larger amounts than the estrogen in a woman’s urine from the ring.
\nIf you do not want to add hormones to the environment or your body, there are options for you. Natural latex condoms and the copper IUD are both good options. Whatever you decide, pick a method and keep using it.
\nStill not working? If would like to use a very effective method without any hormones, try the non-hormonal IUD.
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\nYou can always pull the ring out right before you have sex. Just be sure to rinse it with clean water and put it back in within 3 hours. And only do that once within a 24-hour period.
\nStill not working? If you want a method that you do not have to remember daily, you will not have to remove during sex, and that your partner will not feel during penetration, you might want to go with the implant, injectable, or patch.
\nTry a different method: implant, Patch, injectable.
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\nYou have a very low risk of blood clots while using the ring. There are some genetic and medical conditions that increase your risk of blood clots though. If you are worried, check with the person giving you the contraceptive to see if the ring is the best option for you, increase your risk of blood clots though. If you have a history of blood clots, or specific concern about blood clots, check with the person giving you the contraceptive to see if the ring is the best option for you.
\nReferences:
\nThere is a chance you are not inserting the ring correctly.
\nTry this: use an empty tampon inserter to push it in all the way.
\nStill not working? If it is still an issue, think about using a method you will not need to insert yourself. Think about injectable, implant.
\nTry a different method: implant, IUD, injectable.
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\nThe extra discharge you are experiencing from using the ring is probably normal. It should decrease after a few months. It may also be the ring protecting you from an infection called bacterial vaginosis.
\nIf you are still worried, talk with a health care provider. Still not working? If the discharge lasts more than a few months and you really do not like it, think about using a different method. You could try the pill, patch, or the injectable. The pill and patch are good if you want regular periods. If you do not mind an irregular or nonexistent period, then the injectable may be a good idea.
\nTry a different method: Patch, Pill, injectable.
References:
\nThe ring requires less effort than many other options available. But there are other effective methods that require less work.
\nStill not working? If inserting something once a month is too much for you, perhaps you want to think about something you can forget about for years, like the implant or IUD.
\nTry a different method: implant, IUD.
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