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Is Pregnancy Possible While On Nuvaring?

So Where do I Start, Sooo I've Been On The Implanon Implant For The Full 3 Years. I Actually Bled From Christmas Until The 5th Of January. My Implant Expires On the 16th Of January. I Had unprotected Sex With My Fiance Almost everyday from the 6th until the 16th. My Implant Was Removed The 19th And They did A urinary pregnancy test but they told me the hormones in the birth control can maybe throw the test off. So they inserted the Nuvaring for me there but with them being unsure the prescribed me a plan B pill. I suppose my insurance didn't cover the cost because it can be bought on the floor of the pharmacy. So I wasn't able to take the pill. I started to have pregnancy symptoms and more and more by the week so I self removed the Nuvaring ring and within about 4 days later more symptoms. I'm wondering now if the test will show up positive now if I am or Is It A Possibility that it may be still be thrown off?!
Fri, 25 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

As long as implanon is in place it will give full protection so as your implanon had expiry date till 16th you might have got protection till the date. As there was no unprotected intercourse after that period according to your description the possibility of pregnancy is less. The symptoms you are having could be side effects of Nuvaring and it may take some time for them to subside even after removal.As urine pregnancy test can give false results sometimes as your clinic people told, if you want to be sure better to go for blood test for pregnancy that is estimation of Beta HCG levels in blood. If the test gives beta HCG levels less than 5 Milli International units per ml the possibility of pregnancy is almost ruled out. If you are uncomfortable with Nova ring, you can choose other contraceptive methods like you can again go for Implanon or OC pills etc.

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Is Pregnancy Possible While On Nuvaring?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As long as implanon is in place it will give full protection so as your implanon had expiry date till 16th you might have got protection till the date. As there was no unprotected intercourse after that period according to your description the possibility of pregnancy is less. The symptoms you are having could be side effects of Nuvaring and it may take some time for them to subside even after removal.As urine pregnancy test can give false results sometimes as your clinic people told, if you want to be sure better to go for blood test for pregnancy that is estimation of Beta HCG levels in blood. If the test gives beta HCG levels less than 5 Milli International units per ml the possibility of pregnancy is almost ruled out. If you are uncomfortable with Nova ring, you can choose other contraceptive methods like you can again go for Implanon or OC pills etc. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.