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[ev14363.livejournal.com]

Hi girls..i'm kinda new here..been reading for awhile but this is my 1st post..so hi *waves* ok, here's my question. i'm gonna make my 1st gyno appt soon to get put on BC. but heres the thing..i'm horrible at remembering to take pills so i'm thinking about the ring or the patch. but my question is..for both how do u skip ur period all together. like i know w/ pills u can just skip the placebo pills. but do u just leave the patch/ring on/in for an additional week or what? also, what have u girls experienced as far as weight gain with both of these. thanks so much.

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[xviragox.livejournal.com]

I use the ring, and I've wondered whether you can leave it in for an additional week, but I don't know. I've gone directly from one ring to another, rather than waiting a week, and I was sorry I'd done so...I oozed brown sludge for an entire month. My between-rings period, by contrast, lasts about three days and requires little more than pantyliners. (My pre-BC periods were horribly heavy and at least 5 days long.)

It hasn't caused weight gain for me, but I did have to buy some new bras. Plus, my PMS is gone. My libido is definitely sluggish, but I feel like my overall quality of life is much better.

[puttysan.livejournal.com]

The Patch uses the same hormones as the pill, and works the same way. Instead of leaving the patch off for a week, you put a new patch right on. You do end up having to get more patches than usual, though. I don't know about NuvaRing, since I don't know how it works exactly.