You will not get PMS symptoms if you skip your withdrawal bleeding with Birth Control, as your hormonal levels are not changing.
You have the same protection from NuvaRing with or without bleeding. Using a second method can increase protection, but it's not required just because you're bleeding.
Not a problem...just use a back up method of birth control for the first seven days of that cycle.
Stress is not likely to affect your period when you're on hormonal birth control, as the medication "takes control" of the hormones that affect your period with stress.
Skipping your period with NuvaRing does not increase the risk of pregnancy. Using hormonal birth control with a shorter or absent break may actually lower the risk of pregnancy.
If you get your period while NuvaRing is in, continue using the ring as scheduled. You can use tampons or pads for bleeding according to your preference. This unscheduled bleeding is common during the first three months of using the ring. If it lasts longer or has other symptoms, or if it just bother you, talk to your heatlh care provider about other birth control options.
Like all combined hormonal birth control methods, NuvaRing is likely to make your period lighter and shorter.
Yes, there is a possibility that the NuvaRing can make your period come at an irregular time.
Yes, inserting NuvaRing before your period can delay bleeding.
Breakthrough bleeding may last for days or weeks when you skip a period with hormonal birth control. Typically, it just lasts for a few days.
Using hormonal birth control - like The Pill, NuvaRing (Ortho Evra), or Mirena (IUD) should make your period shorter and lighter.
In my experience, if you don't see a difference after four cycles, you might consider trying something else if lightening your period is your main priority. A different hormonal method, like some birth control pills, might do better.
You may not have any more bleeding this month. Use a backup method for seven days, but you're probably protected right away if you started NuvaRing with spotting.