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Advantages

Disadvantages

• You only need to think about the vaginal ring every 21
days, rather than every day.

• The vaginal Ring can cause some side effects like weight
gain

• You'll still have a period even though you won't ovulate

• The vagina ring takes a while to learn how to use

• You won't need to think about contraception in between
changing the ring

• If you forget to take the vaginal ring out after 21 days it'll
lose its effectiveness

• The vaginal ring is more than 99% effective at preventing pregnancy

• There's some links between the vaginal ring and an
increased likelihood of getting a blood clot

• There's evidence that the ring can help with premenstrual symptoms and heavy periods

• The vagina ring does not protect against diseases
(Nhs.uk 2016)

• The vaginal ring is still effective if you vomit, unlike the
pill.
• The vaginal Ring does not interfere with sex