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Contraception - Management
What is the combined contraceptive vaginal ring?
- There is one combined contraceptive vaginal ring currently available in the UK. This is marketed as NuvaRing®, which is a flexible, latex-free, transparent, and colourless to almost colourless vaginal ring.
- The ring releases etonogestrel and ethinylestradiol at an average amount of 120 micrograms and 15 micrograms respectively per 24 hours, over a period of 3 weeks.
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