Thread: What's wrong with me?

I started nuvaring last month after being off birth control for months. Technically I was suppose to ovulate 3 days after inserting and was having unprotected sex.I took it out on a Sunday and didn't start period until Friday. It started with brown discharge and ended in mixture of brown and red early Sunday morning. Thought maybe it was implatation bleeding but test said negative. I put a new ring in last Sunday. Now 5 days later I'm having period cramps but no period. I've been really emotional lately but thought maybe it was just from the hormonal changes. What's wrong with me?

First thing. Breathe in. Breathe out.

Good.

You're probably fine. Birth control, especially in the first few months, can alter your period. I've never been on Nuvaring, but your menses seem fine. There's often a gap between when you go off your ring and when your period starts. It can happen with most hormonal birth control. The brown discharge is blood- still period blood, just altered in color because your period is behaving differently.

It's also possible to have cramps when you're not having a period. If this continues to happen for months, I would suggest speaking with a doctor or a nurse practitioner.

The pregnancy possibility is probably scaring you the most. (I know from experience.) Take the test again next month. It's unlikely you're pregnant as long as you took the test within a week of your recent period and it was an EARLY pregnancy test. If it wasn't, take another one if you feel like it.

Good luck, and I hope that the Nuvaring works well for you!