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Ok so in high school i was put on the birth control pill to control my acne and my period.. i used to spend a week in the bathroom puking my guts up before i got on birth control because the cramping was so horrendous. Well i got sick of having to remember the pill everyday so i began the depo shot which caused my body to think i was pregnant which caused me to gain 20pounds and lactate! well i definitely was not pregnant so i got off the shot and tried Yaz.. yaz was amazing but well it was a pill I had to once again remember and it was like i was playing roullette with the pill cuz i did not take it everyday like i was supposed to since i was not having sex. well after 3 months off birth control i asked my doctor to put me on something that i did not have to remember everyday, had low side effects, and was not an IUD and my doctor told me about the nuva ring.. i was very leary at first mainly due to having no idea about it.. she explained to me it was about the size of a ponytail holder and was a flexible plastic ring i squeeze and insert into myself like the OB tampons and i was like ok.. tell me more and she told me i get the same benefits from it as i would get from the pill, clearer skin, regular periods which would most likely be very light, and low risk for weight gain.. so i decided ok ill try it.. I am currently on my 2nd month with it and i have had no major problems with it thus far, my boyfriend can sometimes feel it when we have sex but it doesnt bother him. It however has come out once when we were having sex in the shower but when it came out i rinsed it in cool water and put it back in and voila no worries! I would highly recommend this birth control even though it is on the pricey side!