Hey Belabrasil!
I did decide to stick with it though I might change in the far future.
So far it seems that my bleeding for several weeks was due to me doing the nuvaring continuously without breaks. PM might have contributed to making it worse though. IDreamofD seemed to have had no issues whatsoever with PM and nuvaring, so it's hard to say. I seem to remember her having already been on it continuously before starting PM though.
After taking the ring out for a week, and putting another ring back in I have had no more problems with bleeding. Also I just continued my normal dose of PM throughout that period week, and had no issues.
I can't say anything about the risk of getting pregnant while using both. I think this system for me is working well enough, as long as I keep my levels of estrogen high so as not to induce ovulation. Though I am wondering if it makes a significant difference in hormone levels when I remove the nuvaring for a week, if that could possibly induce ovulation... but then again, it is not supposed to do that when you're taking nuvaring without herbs...
Have you decided if you are going to cycle pm or use it continuously?
I will have another ring-free week starting sunday, so I'll report back if everything went smoothly!
I did decide to stick with it though I might change in the far future.
So far it seems that my bleeding for several weeks was due to me doing the nuvaring continuously without breaks. PM might have contributed to making it worse though. IDreamofD seemed to have had no issues whatsoever with PM and nuvaring, so it's hard to say. I seem to remember her having already been on it continuously before starting PM though.
After taking the ring out for a week, and putting another ring back in I have had no more problems with bleeding. Also I just continued my normal dose of PM throughout that period week, and had no issues.
I can't say anything about the risk of getting pregnant while using both. I think this system for me is working well enough, as long as I keep my levels of estrogen high so as not to induce ovulation. Though I am wondering if it makes a significant difference in hormone levels when I remove the nuvaring for a week, if that could possibly induce ovulation... but then again, it is not supposed to do that when you're taking nuvaring without herbs...
Have you decided if you are going to cycle pm or use it continuously?
I will have another ring-free week starting sunday, so I'll report back if everything went smoothly!