Transmission fluid: the other dipstick. There are 2 dipsticks under your hood: one to check your motor oil and one to check on that underrated worker bee, the transmission fluid. Transmission fluid performs many of the same functions as motor oil, like lubrication and cooling.
If NuvaRingÂ® is not started within five days after a first trimester abortion or miscarriage, begin NuvaRingÂ® at the time of your next menstrual period. Counting the first day of your menstrual period as Day 1, insert NuvaRingÂ® on or before Day 5 of the cycle, even if you have not finished bleeding. During this first cycle, use an extra method of birth control, such as male condoms or spermicide, for the first seven days of ring use.
Nuva Ring is a flexible ring about the size of a ponytail holder that is full of hormones. It is a form of birth control that provides the hormones vaginally instead of orally. You place it inside your vagina towards the cervix and leave it there for 3 weeks. The Proper Use of NuvaRing Contraception NuvaRing was the first vaginal birth control method. 2  It is a plastic, flexible ring a woman inserts into her vagina monthly to prevent pregnancy.