Once monthly birth control? Now that has a nice ring to it. The birth control ring (NuvaRing) has been a trusted contraception method for over 20 years. With only one step each month, it gives you the convenience you want and the pregnancy prevention you need.
With an e-visit, it’s never been faster or easier to get the birth control ring. Just answer a few questions in your online account, and we’ll send a prescription to your preferred pharmacy in as little as two hours.
If you’re younger than 18 or older than 39, or if you have questions about your birth control options, make an appointment with one of our primary care doctors, OB-GYNs or midwives.
Small and flexible, the NuvaRing gets inserted into the vagina where it stays for three weeks, releasing hormones to prevent pregnancy.
After three weeks, the ring is removed. If you’d like to have a period, you’ll insert a new ring seven days after removal. If you want to skip your period, you’ll insert a new ring right away.
Similar to many birth control pills, the NuvaRing releases estrogen and progestin, mimicking the hormones a woman’s body makes naturally. This stops ovulation (the release of an egg from your ovaries during your monthly cycle), so there’s no egg for a sperm to fertilize. The hormones also thicken the mucus over the cervix, helping to block sperm from entering the uterus.
The NuvaRing is easy to place yourself but it’s important to replace it at the same time each month for it to be effective.
Besides pregnancy prevention, the vaginal ring has many other benefits. Here are some of the reasons women like the ring:
- It’s convenient with only one step each month
- It can help regulate your monthly cycle to make it more predictable, lighter or help you skip it altogether
- It can lessen or prevent period symptoms, such as PMS, menstrual cramps, menstrual migraines, heavy bleeding and acne
- It can prevent other conditions, such as anemia, bone thinning and endometriosis
- It can provide protection against endometrial and ovarian cancers