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The birth control ring is a soft, flexible ring. Hormones in the ring help prevent pregnancy. It is inserted into the vagina, where it slowly releases the hormones through the vaginal wall into the bloodstream. The combination of the Contrpl progestin and estrogen in the birth control ring prevent ovulation the release of an egg from the ovaries during a woman's monthly cycle. If an egg isn't released, a woman can't get pregnant because there's no egg for a male's sperm to fertilize.

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The hormones in the ring also thicken the cervical mucus made by cells in the cervix. This makes it hard for sperm to enter the uterus and reach any eggs that may have been released.

The hormones in the ring can also sometimes affect the lining of the uterus so that an egg will have a hard time attaching to the wall of the uterus. Like the birth control pill or patch Birrth, a woman uses the birth control ring based on her monthly menstrual cycle.

She inserts it into the vagina similar to the insertion of a tampon on the first day of her menstrual cycle or before day 5 of her menstrual cycle, where it remains in place for 3 weeks in a row.

At the end of the third week, on the same day of the week it was inserted and about the same time of day, she removes it. Within a few days her menstrual period should start.

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At the end of the fourth week, on the same day of the week the last ring was inserted, she inserts a new ring and the process begins again. The new ring should be placed on that day, even if a girl still has her period. Because the hormones in the ring don't take effect immediately, another form of birth control such as a condom Birtj be used for 7 days when a girl first starts using the ring.]