ok i am on the pill now, crysell which is the generic of lo-ogestrel my periods are all screwed up and now i am considering the nuva ring is there anything that anyone can offer as far as advice on this one? has anyone had it and they liked it or is it like the worst thing to get, thanks in advance.

Hi. I have been using the NuvaRing for two and a half years and it has been a great form of birth control for me thus far! It's really easy to insert and the best part is that you don't have to remember to take a pill everyday. I tried ortho tri cyclen lo before starting the NuvaRing and it didn't go very well. With the NuvaRing my periods are very short, 3-5 days and extremely light. I didn't gain any weight, and I've never had severe acne problems, but my face is almost completely clear except for an occasional few. I haven't ever experienced any infections and I don't have any cramps. However, there are a few things that I have noticed... I am a lot more dry than before, I am a bit more emotional and it has fallen out during sex, but never during exercise or anything else. Oh and my husband says that he can't feel it, so that's a plus! I have heard that some guys can feel it, but that it's not painful and usually doesn't seem to bother them. Other than those few things, I think it's an amazing hormonal birth control. It's very low dose and very easy maintenance!

I hated that thing. I had abdominal cramps almost instantly, along with headaches, and yellow discharge. I could feel it all day long. He could feel it during sex and it kept cramping my cervix. We ended up taking it out for sex, which you can't do. I gave it a about 3 weeks and couldn't do it any longer.

thank you to the both of you, i am going to make an appointment with my doctor but i think that the fact that it is low dose hormones makes is less effective for me especially because i am over weight..... so i dont honestly know what options i do have if any

I just started using the NuvaRing & so far I love it! I don't feel it at all & if you can insert a tampon you can definitely insert this! I've only had it in for a week & I know it usually takes a couple months to get your body used to a new form of birth control- but so far so good! The only thing I've noticed it that I'm always wet! Which is weird since I've read a lot of things saying it dried people out! My boyfriend can't feel it during sex & if it moves & he does, it doesn't seem to bother him!It's worth a try. You have to remember that hormones have different side effects in everyone! What could work for me, may not work for you & so on & so on. Hope you find one that works!!

I loved it but it made me gain weight around my lower tummy/hips area.

I called the company to ask about it and they said they had to do research then called me back and said no one had ever reported weight gain, then I found a forum with a thread that had about 150 women all talking about how they gained weight in the same area I did when they started NuvaRing.

I mean, most will do that anyway, but it's been really hard to take off and I got rid of the ring over a year ago.