Is there anything I should avoid while using NuvaRing?
Smoking Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects when you use combination oral contraceptives. This risk increases even more if you are over age 35 and if you smoke 15 or more cigarettes a day. Women who use combination hormonal contraceptives, including NuvaRing, are strongly advised not to smoke. Breastfeeding Do not breastfeed while using NuvaRing. Some of the medicine may pass through the milk to the baby and could cause yellowing of the skin (jaundice) and breast enlargement in your baby. NuvaRing could also decrease the amount and quality of your breast milk. Some medications The hormones in NuvaRing can interact with many other medicines and herbal supplements. Tell your doctor about any medicines you are taking, or begin to take, including prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines, herbal remedies, and vitamins. The blood levels of the hormones released by NuvaRing were increased when women used a vaginal medication (miconazole nitrat
