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I look over the pamphlet and discover NuvaRing. It sounds great and so much more convenient than the Pill. My regular doctor had not mentioned it. I had no idea there was something so easy available. I'm excited to get started with that right away.

What is this Nuva Ring? (this is news to me)

Link:
http://www.nuvaring.com/Consumer/whatIsNuvaRing/index_flash.asp

NuvaRing® is a different kind of birth control. The comfortable, flexible contraceptive ring that is about two inches in diameter is used to prevent pregnancy. You insert NuvaRing® into your vagina just once a month. The muscles in your vaginal wall will keep NuvaRing® in place for three weeks. During that time, it will slowly release a low dose of female hormones that are needed to prevent pregnancy.

When 21 days are completed, simply remove NuvaRing® to allow your body to have its menstrual cycle. After a seven-day break, you will insert a new ring to continue to be protected against pregnancy.

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Ah, the wonders of technology, freeing up (presumably) teen-aged girls to be full-time whores.

Feb. 7: After a few days of just light spotting, it's starting to feel like a period flow. I haven't used pads in over ten years. It feels strange.

Two comments:
- The kid sounds like she's a college undergrad. This would imply that she's been on the pill since she was 12 (Mom abdicated her parental responsibility and just said "do whatever," it would appear).
- I'm no medical professional, but I find it hard to believe that a woman not having her period for 10 years is healthy. I would expect long-term pahysical health problems for this woman (the mental ones have been covered in other posts).

I'm no medical professional, but I find it hard to believe that a woman not having her period for 10 years is healthy. I would expect long-term pahysical health problems for this woman (the mental ones have been covered in other posts).

Litany...SIGH!!!...you GOTTA be a guy!!!

When she said it's been 10 years since she used pads, it's because most women these days use tampons.

She was instructed NOT to use tampons after her "procedure" because they are insterted where the damage was done. It wasn't that she hadn't had a period for 10 years.

Also, there is new evidence that part of the cancer problems women have these days is that they have TOO MANY periods. In days gone by, mature women spent most of their time pregnant, without periods. Of course, they died by the time they were 35, for the most part.

Not to excuse this horrible story...but you have NO IDEA what you're talking about....