"the nuvaring personally helped me because i was on the depo shot for about 7 months and i gained so much weight and constantly wanted to eat. once i got off of the shot i decided i&rsquo;d try the ring because someone i knew has been on it for years. once i got on it, i started seeing progress after working out and dieting . it does decrease your sex drive but i don&rsquo;t really care"