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Do not use NuvaRing® if you have any of the following conditions:
- A history of heart attack or stroke
- A history of blood clots in your legs (thrombophlebitis), lungs (pulmonary embolism), or eyes
- A history of blood clots in the deep veins of your legs
- Chest pain (angina pectoris)
- Severe high blood pressure
- Diabetes with complications of the kidneys, eyes, nerves, or blood vessels
- Headaches with neurological symptoms
- Known or suspected breast cancer or cancer of the lining of the uterus, cervix, or vagina (now or in the past)
- Unexplained vaginal bleeding (until a diagnosis is reached by your health care provider)
- Yellowing of the whites of the eyes or of the skin (jaundice) during pregnancy or during previous use of hormonal birth control of any kind (the Pill, patch, vaginal ring, injection, or implant)
- Liver tumor (benign or cancerous)
- Heart valve or heart rhythm disorders that may be associated with formation of blood clots
- Need for a long period of bed rest following major surgery
- Known or suspected pregnancy
- Active liver disease with abnormal liver function tests
- An allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the components of NuvaRing®
Tell your health care provider if you have ever had any of the conditions just listed. Your health care provider can suggest another method of birth control.
Talk with your health care provider about using NuvaRing® if you:
- Smoke
- Recently had a baby
- Recently had a miscarriage or abortion
- Are breastfeeding
- Are taking other medications
In addition, talk to your health care provider about using NuvaRing® if you have any of the following conditions. Women with any of these conditions should be checked often by their doctor or health care provider if they choose to use NuvaRing®.
- A family history of breast cancer
- Breast nodules, fibrocystic disease, an abnormal breast x-ray, or abnormal mammogram
- Diabetes
- Elevated cholesterol or triglycerides
- High blood pressure
- Migraine or other headaches or epilepsy
- Depression
- Gallbladder, liver, heart, or kidney disease
- Scanty or irregular menstrual periods
- Plan to have major surgery (You may need to stop using NuvaRing® for a while to reduce your chance of getting blood clots.)
- Any condition that makes the vagina get irritated easily
- Prolapsed (dropped) uterus, dropped bladder (cystocele), or rectal prolapse (rectocele)
- Severe constipation
- History of toxic shock syndrome
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