Good morning! I actually just went OFF the nuvaring. Don't get me wrong, I loved it!!! I have issues with birth control pills...they make me psychotic, I get all kinds of break through bleeding, etc...I can't seem to find one that actually works for me. So I went on the nuvaring for about 6 months. It helped with the emotional stuff, my periods were GREAT...I'd get it about 3 days after taking the ring out, usually on a Wednesday and it would be DONE by Saturday. The first maybe 2 months, my periods were EXTREMELY heavy...like almost scary heavy. but then it went to normal. the problem I had was that I was having a lot of (sorry, this is gross) discharge and when I went to my ob/gyn for my annual, he told me i was getting an infection. He said there is about 10% of women who get constant infections from the Nuvaring and can't use it. So he put me back on yet another pill. But I would definitely recommend trying it. The thing I worried about in the beginning (not to be graphic) was my boyfriend being able to feel it during sex. He said he only felt it a couple times and it never "bothered" him when he did. Anyway, hope that helps, but for the most part I really liked being on it!!