How do I insert RINGZA™ ?
3 weeks in, 1 week out, repeat cycle for up to 1 year (13 cycles)
Since inserting and removing RINGZA is under your control, it's important to carefully follow the instructions below about the right way to insert, remove, clean and store it. Follow the insertion instructions provided.
- Wash your hands with unscented mild soap and water – dry them well.
- Do not use bleach or other cleaning products.
- Open package or storage case and take out RINGZA.
- Wash RINGZA with mild, unscented soap and water, rinse and pat dry with a clean cloth or paper towel.
- Holding RINGZA between your thumb and index finger, press the sides together to make it narrow.
- Choose a position that's comfortable for you (lying down, squatting, standing with one leg up).
- Gently insert the folded RINGZA into your vagina.
- Push RINGZA further up into your vagina using your index finger.
- Push it in as far as you can to place it in your upper vagina.
- Mark the day and time of insertion on your calendar (IN DAY).
Notes:
- When you insert RINGZA, it may be in different positions in your vagina, but it does not have to be in an exact position to work.
- If you feel RINGZA in your vagina or if it feels uncomfortable, you may not have pushed RINGZA into your vagina far enough. RINGZA should be fully in the vagina. Use your index finger to gently push RINGZA as far as you can into your vagina.
- After 3 weeks (on Day 22), it's time to remove RINGZA.
- Wash and dry your hands.
- Find a comfortable position.
- Put your index finger into your vagina and hook it through RINGZA.
- Gently pull downward and forward to remove RINGZA.
- Once you have removed it, wash RINGZA with mild, unscented soap and lukewarm water, pat it dry, and store in your case.
- Mark the day and time of removal on your calendar (OUT DAY).
- After 1 week of RINGZA being out, you re-insert RINGZA and start a new cycle for another 4 weeks (3 weeks in, 1 week out).
Your RINGZA schedule
Follow this schedule to know when to insert, remove, and reinsert your ring—month after month, for up to a year!
| WEEK 1 | Day 1 IN DAY 9AM | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 |
| WEEK 2 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 |
| WEEK 3 | Day 15 | Day 16 | Day 17 | Day 18 | Day 19 | Day 20 | Day 21 |
| WEEK 4 | Day 22 OUT DAY 9AM | Day 23 | Day 24 | Day 25 | Day 26 | Day 27 | Day 28 |
RINGZA STAYS IN (Days 1–21)
RINGZA IS OUT (Days 22–28)
Cycle repeats every 28 days for 13 cycles (1 year)
Add reminders to your calendar
Add insert and remove reminders to your phone or calendar in seconds.
To help ensure you're on schedule, pick a time of day when inserting/removing RINGZA is easy to remember. Maybe associate it with something you do daily, like having breakfast or brushing your teeth. You can even set an alarm on your phone to remind you.
Timing changed? Here's what to do.
Find out what to do if you insert or remove your ring earlier or later than your normal routine.
IN DAY (Monday)
OUT DAY (Monday, 3 weeks later)
Too early
(after it had been out for only 5 or 6 days)
What to do:
Keep RINGZA in for at least 3 weeks (21 days). You may keep it in up to your normal "OUT DAY".
Example based on typical schedule: IN DAY (Monday) / OUT DAY (Monday, 3 weeks later)
Let's say you took RINGZA out on your scheduled OUT DAY, Monday. If you accidentally put it back too early, like on Friday, just leave it in for at least 3 full weeks.
After that, you can choose to leave it in a few extra days until your usual OUT DAY (Monday) to stay on your regular schedule.
Too late
(after it had been out for more than 7 days)
What to do:
Put RINGZA back in right away. You will now have a new "IN DAY". You must use condoms or spermicide as back-up barrier birth control for the next 7 days when you have sex.
Example based on typical schedule: IN DAY (Monday) / OUT DAY (Monday, 3 weeks later)
If you removed RINGZA on your scheduled OUT DAY, Monday, but forgot to put it back in until Wednesday after your IN DAY, you should insert RINGZA as soon as you remember. That day now becomes your new IN DAY.
IN DAY (Monday)
OUT DAY (Monday, 3 weeks later)
Too early
(after it had been in for only 19 or 20 days)
What to do:
Leave RINGZA out for 1 week. Once the week is over, as you would normally do, you may then keep it in until your normal "OUT DAY"; 22 or 23 days after you put RINGZA in.
Example based on typical schedule: IN DAY (Monday) / OUT DAY (Monday, 3 weeks later)
If you accidentally removed RINGZA on the Saturday before your scheduled OUT DAY of Monday, just leave it out. Reinsert it one full week later (Saturday).
After, you can keep it inserted until your usual OUT DAY to stay on your regular cycle.
Too late
(after it had been in for 22 or 23 days)
What to do:
Remove RINGZA as soon as you realize and re-insert it 7 days later.
Example based on typical schedule: IN DAY (Monday) / OUT DAY (Monday, 3 weeks later)
If you forgot to take RINGZA out on your OUT DAY (Monday) and only remembered a few days later on Wednesday, just remove it as soon as you remember. Reinsert it 7 full days later (Wednesday).
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