pregnancy scare! Help!!

Have you tried Nuva ring? It's excellent.

Usually missing one pill will not effect anything as long as you take it once you realized you forgot it, or at the time of taking the next pill. I have friends who have the mirena and it is very convenient for them, especially if you forget your pills- I've heard good things about nuvaring too. Good luck!

You should talk to your doctor about the pros and the cons. I know there are some pretty serious side effects.

I use the Nuva Ring. It's great because you can totally forget about it for 3 weeks. Just mark it on your calendar or set a reminder on your phone when it's time to take it out and then put it back in and you're set.

I had the meriana in for over 1 year and the pain of them putting it in was no where near the pain that I felt after they took it out it thinned my uterine lining and I was bleeding so bad the clots were the size of golf balls. I have now been trying to concive and has not work it is the worst thing in the world and would not recommend!

i would forget my pill all the time. but never got preggo until i decided ot stop the pill, then i conceived my daughter right away! missing everyonce in awhile isn't that big a deal ad long as you take it as soon as you remember or take it when you take your next one. alos, i found that setting a daily alarm on my cell phone to remind e to take the pill really helped. no problems!

Don't get it

I was looking into the NuvaRing but was worried that it might fall out while.."having fun".. hah
Anyone who has it, have had this problem?

i have the IUD in but the copper one i tried mirena and i was always extremely bloated due to my periods stopping after a while, i also gained weight and wasnt able to lose any weight AND broke out alot so i took it out and now i have the copper and LOVE IT!! no hormones which means no mood swings i get my period every month for about a week and there is always a day where it is extremely heavy like i am dying type of thing lol but better than being pregnant thats for sure or bloated!!! i used to take the pill but always forgot to take it and knew if i cont. on it i would eventually get pregnant.

I set a daily reminder on my cell phone. I take my pills at 10pm every night.

I used to use the nuva-ring but I work for a catholic hospital, so they do not cover birth control. The pills cost $15 a month, and Nuva Ring costs $60, so I had to switch back to the pills. I LOVED the nuva ring though, and it still allows you to have periods, and it's easy to use for 3 weeks, take a week off, then use another one for 3 weeks.

I priced around for the mirena, but when I was working on one of the hospital units I over heard one of the nures telling a horror story about the insertion causing a puncture, which got infected. She then had to have surgery because of the whole ordeal. Since she works for the catholic hospital as well they wouldn't pay for the surgery because it only happened b/c she used birth control. So that whole situation scared me straight out of using mirena as an option. LOL. Not to mention it was going to cost me like $1,500. I just kept thinking, am I going to pay $1500 and then have to have surgery, etc. and have to pay for that too... yikes!

I was looking into the NuvaRing but was worried that it might fall out while.."having fun".. hah
Anyone who has it, have had this problem?

One of my friends has the nuva ring and she has had it come out a couple of times during sex, so for me i wouldnt take the risk

Well you could take it out before intercourse and put it back in afterwards... it's really not that big of a deal. If it does come out, then wash it off and re-insert it, but if that is too disgusting depending on where it ended up, then just re-insert a new one. I never had it come out ever, but my co-worker did have it come out ONCE. I just don't think it's that big of a deal, and I certainly don't think it's a "risK". That's just my opinion.

i have mirena and i love it...for the first month i bled...anywhere from spotting to full on menstruating flow...but its subsided after a month, and now when i do get my period its really light, and last only 2 days...and good thing is, its good for 5 yrs. i would def recommend it especially if your forgetful with the pill.

my doc gave me a pamphlet but i read all these crazy stories online...im kind of nervous about the insertion cuz i hear it kills. also as much as i would love to not have a period do you ever get nervous that its pregnancy. if definitely gonna call my doctor this week...

i assume "it kills" would be in association with infection. my dr did a test to make sure i didnt have any bacteria down there, and when it came back clean she went ahead and inserted it. (she waited until i was on my cycle so that way the lining would be thinned out) it literally felt the same as getting a pap smear. now ive only had mine for 6 months, but so far so good.