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The Birth Control Ring: What an OB-GYN Wants You to Know
In this video, Kecia Gaither, MD, director of perinatal services at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, talks about how a birth control ring works and who it might be a good option for.
Written by Brittany Doohan | Reviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD
Updated on December 22, 2023The birth control ring is a very safe and effective way to prevent an unwanted pregnancy — if used correctly. “NuvaRing is a small, flexible ring you insert into your vagina. It releases a combination of the hormones estrogen and progestin to prevent pregnancy,” says Kecia Gaither, MD, director of perinatal services at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center.
Considering this type of birth control? Dr. Gaither gives the 101 on the birth control ring.
Additional Medical Contributors
- Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, MS, MBA, FACOGDr. Gaither, an ob-gyn and maternal fetal medicine specialist, is director of perinatal services at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a member of NYC Health + Hospitals System in Bronx, New York.
References
Planned Parenthood. (n.d.). Birth control ring.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2023). Combined hormonal birth control: patch, pill, and ring.
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