NuvaRing User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Snd...
• April 23, 2014

For Birth Control "I am super happy with this form of birth control. I was on the pill for years, and I would become crazy. The first month on the NuvaRing, I did bleed for almost 3 weeks. I freaked out a little, but when I changed it the next month, the bleeding stopped, and everything is great. I would totally recommend this to anyone! I never feel it, it doesn't affect my sex life or drive. My boyfriend doesn't feel it. I am 100% happy."

• Jac...
• April 24, 2014

For Birth Control "My experience has been good so far. I've been on NuvaRing for three weeks now, and I'm about to have my first period. I have not gained weight, it has helped clear my acne, and I am not pregnant, so it works. The only downsides have been lots of breast tenderness, which has finally passed, and bad cramps, randomly. I've never had bad cramps, so that part does suck. I plan to continue using this form of birth control."

• Mom...
• June 7, 2019

For Birth Control "So I’ve been using NuvaRing for about 2 months now after having my little girl in March. This birth control has given me so many symptoms, I’m going crazy! Nausea, increased appetite, cramps, headaches, and mood swings! I have to apologize to my husband when he gets home from work tonight because I’ve been so mean to him, and I know he’s wondering what the hell is going on! This is my first time being on birth control in 5 years, and I absolutely hate it. Even growing up, my body hated birth control, and I always advocated against it. I let my doctor talk me into not getting my tubes tied because I have 2 kids, and I’m only 27. But I know we don’t want more kids, I’m content with my 2, and we plan to adopt a child when they’re older. I’m scheduled for a consultation in 2 weeks for tubal ligation, and I’m going through with it. This experience with NuvaRing has been the worst! I’m not compromising my well-being for birth control when I know I’m physically done having babies."

• Ale...
• June 16, 2016

For Birth Control "I have been on the ring for a few months. I have had an increase in appetite, times where I feel nauseated out of nowhere, I have gained 12 lbs! I am highly into fitness and can't seem to shake this extra weight off. Moods definitely change, my boyfriend thinks I'm crazy now, lol. I have dryness and irritation in my lady parts. Kinda sucks feeling you got a yeast infection 24 hours a day, and sex is not so great. I plan on taking this out tonight. Now, looking at all the reviews, this definitely is not for me. Thanks, everyone, for sharing! I am not alone!"

• Kri...
• April 28, 2016

For Birth Control "I've been on the NuvaRing now for two years. I personally love it! It's so much easier to use than having to take a pill every day. I used to have a 7-day period, and now it's 3 full days and 2 spotting days. I used to get horrible side effects from the pill, but the only negative side effect from the NuvaRing is that about 2 weeks out of the month I don't have really any sex drive, but I'll take that over acting like a lunatic and not even getting to have sex because I scared my partner off. Haha. Hope this helps!"

• Ean...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 27, 2019

For Birth Control "Lord... where do I start. I’ll preface by saying this is my 2nd month of being on the NuvaRing. The anxiety; the insomnia; the stomach bloating and added love handles. The damn constipation and gas—OMG!!!! Emotions through the roof; paranoia and the cramping and leg pain. WHAT IN THE WORLD????"

• AAa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 27, 2020

For Birth Control "I’ve used NuvaRing in the past but just got back on it about 8 months ago. It was fine, I also suffer from really bad migraines, so I do notice I tend to get a little bit more headaches (not sure if it’s related to the birth control), but just within the last 2 months I’ve noticed a chemical smell coming from my Vjayjay! I know it’s not BV, yeast, or a sexually transmitted infection, as I get checked constantly. I noticed when I take the ring out the 4th week to get my period, the smell is gone. Two days after I insert the new ring, the smell is back and it’s very strong to the point I can smell it outside my pants! That’s a deal breaker for me! I’m a very clean person and I won’t walk around with any vaginal odor! I took the ring out today, and my underwear had a very strange chemical smell! I probably will never get back on the ring again, I’ll just stick with the pill. That’s about the only bad side effect I had with the ring."

• Liz...
• August 19, 2016

For Birth Control "I had NuvaRing for about 4 months, and I just took it out and will be getting back on my previous pill. I had been on the pill for like 6 years with no problem, except I was just tired of having to remember it. My doctor recommended NuvaRing, so I tried it. Totally effective when it comes to preventing pregnancy, and you can't beat the convenience. BUT I feel like I have a UTI all the time, my skin has gotten worse, and I've gained 10 lbs even while eating healthy and cutting out processed foods and dairy (I'm 5'1", so 10 lbs feels like 20 lbs). Just my two cents, but all birth control affects people differently."

• MeS...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 18, 2014

For Birth Control "I switched over to the NuvaRing from Gildess FE 1/20 simply for the convenience. Gildess worked great for me, no side effects, so I figured I would try NuvaRing. I had to stop it after two months. The second month on the ring, I experienced off-and-on anxiety, depression at times, feeling unmotivated, and just not like myself. I attributed it to it being finals week in college... but when I didn't feel at peace at all during break, I knew something was wrong. I even flipped out on my boyfriend for no reason and ignored him. The final straw was the random crying outbursts I experienced. Nothing was bothering me, but I found myself fighting back random tears. Back to Gildess for me! Thank God! I can't sacrifice emotional stability for convenience."

• Han...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 18, 2015

For Birth Control "I was on NuvaRing for 2 years. I recently had to stop taking it because my insurance no longer covers it, but if I could choose, I would have NuvaRing forever. It was easy to remember and long-term enough to forget about it. I honestly had no side effects, and I believe everyone reacts differently. You are able to take the ring out during sex (I hate the feeling of it being inside during), but cannot leave it out for more than three hours. I have never been pregnant. I had zero weight gain and my sex drive was normal. I think we should all remember that all birth controls have the potential to have side effects and may not work for everyone. No one really goes online to write a good review either, so it can be scary to read so many terrible things."

• Sar...
• November 9, 2015

For Birth Control "I was on NuvaRing for about 3 years, and I loved it! No pills to worry about, easy in, easy out, comfortable. But I recently got out of a serious relationship and wanted to see what I would feel like without BC. I feel AMAZING. NuvaRing GREATLY reduced my sex drive (it feels so amazing to know it was this medication and not me). It also gave me intense PMS mood swings (which I also thought was me). Essentially what this birth control (and most) do is release such high levels of hormones as to trick your body into thinking you're already pregnant. So essentially, taking NuvaRing was like being a raging dried-up bitch for 3 years. I would try something else. Gave a 5 because it was very effective in preventing pregnancy."

• CRo...
• December 7, 2019

For Birth Control "This is my last round of the ring after over 12 years of using NuvaRing. I can recall the first few months of using it having depression. After that subsided, I noticed my bad acne had completely gone away but also my sex drive as well. I was told by my doctor to continue to use it if it works well for me in other ways. Fast forward to now, I’ve had an insanely difficult time losing weight. And it’s now come down to the possibility that it’s the NuvaRing. While it wasn’t the cause of my weight gain, I’m strongly wondering if it’s the cause of my weight loss resistance. I’ve been consistently working out plus dieting only to lose a few pounds here and there. I’ve tried so many diet lifestyles and would stick with it for several months to no avail. So now, after much contemplation, it is now time to do without the NuvaRing. And it would be nice to have a sex drive again! And it will be interesting to see how much it affected me in other ways that I hadn’t noticed."

• Anonymous
• October 8, 2009

For Birth Control "I have been on NuvaRing for about two and a half years, and it is fantastic. My periods were significantly shorter and lighter. Before starting the ring, my period was at least 5 days long, and I would need super plus and super tampons each day. Once on the ring, my period lasted about 3 days, and I rarely needed super tampons. In addition, I didn't have to worry about taking a pill at the same time every day. That being said, I have noted a bit of dryness during sex, and the ring can occasionally be difficult to insert, again due to dryness. Other than those side effects, which are relatively minor and easily remedied with personal lubricant, my experience with the NuvaRing has been great."

• Anonymous
• December 27, 2009

For Birth Control "I have been on and off NuvaRing for the past...oh, maybe five years. Before that, I did the pill and HATED IT. I was always forgetting to take it and would count the pack at the end of the month and freak out. With the NuvaRing, I never had that problem, just stuck it in and was good to go. Occasionally, the weeks would slip by and I'd forget when I put it in, but overall it wasn't too bad. I wanted to write a good review about NuvaRing because it is a wonderful product. In all the years I had it, I didn't really gain weight or see a big change in my skin or experience major mood swings. Just try it and see if it works for you."

• Bri...
• April 24, 2015

For Birth Control "I've been using NuvaRing for about 3 months now, and I thought that the extremely bad anxiety was caused by other problems and that it'd go away, but it hasn't and has only gotten worse. My face has been breaking out more than when I was in high school. My sex drive has decreased tremendously! I've never had depression until I started NuvaRing, and it's probably become the worst part of all of this. I started getting leg cramps, which usually never happen and are supposed to be a sign of blood clots, as stated in the side effects. I WOULD NOT recommend this to anyone. I could go on and on about other side effects from this, but I wanted to point out the ones that have affected me the most."

• Ada...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• June 13, 2019

For Birth Control "I was on the NuvaRing for 6 years. I loved the convenience of it and had minimal symptoms up until maybe a year ago. I did have mood swings on it, but not much worse than the typical PMS ones. The last year or so, I kept getting UTIs. My partner gets scraped by the ring every time, and the pain during sex brought me almost to tears every time. We decided it needed to go. Talked to my doctor who explained that as we get older, our bodies can react differently to hormones. So a birth control you start at 25 may have horrible side effects at 30. Weird, I thought, but oh well. I switched over to the pill, and although I'll miss the ring, the anxiety I didn't have before, the pain during sex, the UTIs-those I won't miss. Also, it randomly made my legs go numb and had some other issues the doctors swear the NuvaRing didn't cause. My advice: try it, it could be great for you. It was great for many years, but as our bodies change, so does our tolerance of hormones and such."

• Pin...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 21, 2016

For Birth Control "So I'm still currently on NR. And I'm not sure how I feel about it, I'm finding that I'm a lot more dry, harder to get turned on, and really not wanting to have sex in general. I also feel like I'm having crazy mood swings-angry ones. Since starting this form of birth control, my relationship has ended because I'm too angry (he says, which I kind of agree with). I feel depressed constantly, I can't stop crying ever. And I'm normally a very happy-go-lucky kind of gal. Not sure what to do at this point, if I should take it out or see how it goes..."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 27, 2015

For Birth Control "I like/dislike the NuvaRing because before I would always forget to take the pill, and with this, I'm not pregnant. But the only downside is that I have absolutely no sex drive whatsoever. And to find out the reason why, and that I'm not the only one that this happens to, is so relieving. So, I will be switching soon."

• JLa...
• June 20, 2019

For Birth Control "After my first month's removal, almost immediately my mood coming down from this was very angry. I take birth control to help with cramps and a heavy cycle. The cramps were there with the ring. The second month, which is currently my situation, is I'm 11 days in, and I haven't gotten out of bed in 2 days. I'm a happy person, not angry, never depressed. These past 2 days, I'm angry, sad, and depressed. I removed it today for fearing it getting worse. I do not recommend this to any woman."

• Yel...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 24, 2013

For Birth Control "I have been on NuvaRing for 3.5 years. I almost immediately experienced major mood swings, crying, getting offended by things that normally don't bother me. However, the convenience and the fact that my severe cramps and heavy flow greatly diminished made it worth it to me. But as time went on, after the first year or so, I began to notice my sex drive wasn't as strong. Two years in, I had zero sex drive whatsoever, and three years in I experienced many more side effects. These include severe cystic acne, 12 lb weight gain, headaches, nausea, and my mood swings have worsened. I feel anxious all the time. So, tonight I took it out and don't plan to put one back in again. I did go off the ring once before for a month and felt normal again."

• 585...
• September 16, 2016

For Birth Control "I don't normally do these, but I have to share what I went through on the NuvaRing so that maybe it can help someone else understand more about it. I had been taking the Nuva for 2+ years with no complaints. I was/am currently in a monogamous relationship. Very happy. We've been together for many years now, but we're still quite young (early 20s). One thing that was never reliable was our sex life. I desired him and vice versa, but I was just never in the mood. This went on for a couple of years, and all along I thought it was me. Many fights came out of this. Long story short, I ran out of refills and went a few weeks without and realized the Nuva was suppressing my libido. It almost cost me my relationship. Take from that what you will."

• Rin...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 5, 2014

For Birth Control "NuvaRing was very effective and easy to use, especially during college. My clinician helped me choose it after disliking the Depo because it took away my period. My favorite thing about it was that I knew when my period was coming and I could skip my period if I needed to. The only real side effect I thought I saw was a major decrease in my sex drive, but that also could have been because of the stress of college, so I'm not really too keen on saying it was really a side effect."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 3, 2013

For Birth Control "I started using this product when I became serious with my boyfriend. I'm very scatterbrained, so using it has been amazing in regards to never worrying about missing a pill. I can just leave it in and not worry. After being on it for only 3 months, I noticed an extreme weight gain, loss of sex drive, virtually no vaginal fluid, breast tenderness, anxiety, and severe mood swings. But I stayed on it, hoping it would pass. It hasn't. 2 years later, I'm only on it for convenience. I'm switching this week."

• Toa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 6, 2019

For Birth Control "I loved NuvaRing... until it caused a cerebral blood clot and stroke (CVST). A headache for days, memory problems, speech like word soup, ten days in the hospital, one in ICU, no emotion. I didn't know who my husband was. Doctors put me on blood thinners and rehab therapy. Six weeks later, I went back to work. Three months and multiple blood tests later, my doctors ruled out any hereditary causes for my stroke and attributed it to hormones in NuvaRing. I can never use birth control with estrogen again, and any pregnancies will be high risk. I have recovered, but nothing will take away the emotional trauma that I and my family experienced. My husband still breaks down in tears over how close I was to being permanently disabled or dying. Please, if you are using or considering using NuvaRing, talk to your doctor about the risks. Not everyone using NuvaRing will experience what I did, but be informed. I DO NOT recommend NuvaRing."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 20, 2017

For Birth Control "I have been on NuvaRing for about 6 years. PROS: I've never gotten pregnant. My boobs went up 2 cup sizes. It's not uncomfortable at all. It regulated my period. Much easier than the pill, you put it in, then you can forget about it for 3 weeks. But the BEST THING for me was that it cleared my acne. CONS: I am moody, more depressed, will cry for any little thing. I have always been 110 pounds my whole life with tiny fluctuations, now I'm heading towards 125 pounds! No sex drive at all. Broke up with my boyfriend of 5 years because we never had sex. It gives me constant BV and daily vaginal discharge, which is the worst side effect to me. I have decided to stop it. I'm sick of having BV, and I don't want to gain any more weight."