Waiting after Removing 'NuvaRing'

Hello, I am using the NuvaRing. I removed the ring on Monday after sunset. On Thursday, I saw a blood stain on a tissue, and only on Thursday after sunset did actual bleeding start. Today is Sunday, and it seems the bleeding has already stopped. From when can I perform a hefsek taharah and start counting the seven clean days? I previously asked this question, and you answered that after relations are forbidden, one can count 5 days. From what I understood and asked before, one must abstain from relations after removing the NuvaRing for 36 hours. Am I correct in understanding that after the 36 hours, one can count 5 days regardless of bleeding?

Good afternoon.

That's correct, from the time a woman is forbidden to her husband due to the concern of seeing, she can start counting the five days.

However, I added that the waiting time after removing the NuvaRing varies from woman to woman. According to medical instructions, after 36 hours there is a concern of seeing, and therefore when a woman starts using the ring, she must abstain from full relations after 36 hours. But often after using it for several months, a woman finds that her period does not come 36 hours after removing the ring, but after four or five days [very common]. In such a case, she is permitted to her husband as long as it is clear she does not see during that time.

All the best

Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 189