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Q:

Hey Doc

I've been on Nuvaring for nearly a year now but have decided that I want to stop. (No longer sexually active.) I did not engage in sexual activity this past month to be sure I could go off of it safely too. If I was continuing birth control, I would have inserted a ring on Monday. Now it is Tuesday and I'm still having a period slightly. Usually, my period would have stopped by Sunday or Monday (I've noticed inserting the ring makes the bleeding stop if it's still continuing on my insert day.) Am I still bleeding slightly because I didn't insert a ring?

 

A:

Yes, the lack of hormone is causing the spotting to continue. It should stop over the next few days as your own ovary hormones start to kick in.

                     ~The Doc