Expert: Diane Cheryl - 10/10/2008

Question
My husband and I recently decided to start trying to conceive. I stopped my birth control (the Nuva Ring) Tuesday Oct 7. I have recently begun (Oct 9) a period as a result. How soon can I expect to be able to conceive (aka ovulate)? Would it help for me to take a OPK or would recently stopping birth control interfere with the test? Thank you for your time.

Answer
Hi Sarah,

I tried to find the answer to your question and I did find out that you should have your period 2-3 days after removing the Nuva Ring. So that sounds like your situation was normal. Here's a webpage that might be helpful to you.
http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/opk.html

I have read articles that say it takes a few cycles to get pregnant. Perhaps the hormones linger in your body from the Nuva Ring.
Then I read an article that said you should have ovulation about 14 days after removing the nuva ring.
Hope this answers all your questions. If you want to send a followup, feel free to post on here or email me at DCHERYL51@yahoo.com

Sincerely,
Diane Cheryl