Katie asked
I was going to switch my birth control pill to the Nuvaring. The name of the birth control pill I'm on is called Orsythia.
Answer
It is very common to switch from oral contraceptives to the vaginal contraceptive, Nuvaring. Below, we discuss the steps the need to be taken.
For reference, combined oral contraceptives (COCs) contain both an estrogen and a progestin while progestin only pills (POPs) contain only progestin, as the same would suggest.
Switching From Combined Oral Contraceptives To Nuvaring
If you have been taking your combined oral contraceptive method correctly and are not pregnant, you may switch to Nuvaring at any point of your current birth control pack. In other words, start using NuvaRing on the day that you would be scheduled to take your next pill. As long as you do not wait to use Nuvaring after stopping your combined oral contraceptive, you do not need to use back-up birth control.
In your specific situation, Orsythia is a combined oral contraceptive, so you may switch to Nuvaring at any time during your cycle.
