vaginal ring

• VR (initialism)

vaginal ring (plural vaginal rings)

1. (medicine) A device consisting of a flexible ring held in the vagina which provides a controlled release of drugs, typically used for contraception.
   • 2023 August 7, Mia Malan, “A pandemic is not just a disease – it’s a political, social and economic crisis fuelled by inequality”, in The Guardian‎:

     Inequality, research shows, [is why] we still see Aids-related deaths in an era when we have all the antiretrovirals, HIV prevention pills, vaginal rings, injections and harm-reduction plans needed to end the pandemic.