"i have been on the combo type of birth control since i was 16. i started with the ortho lo (the basic one in movies in the round case), yaz came out and i switched to that, i was so tired of remembering to take a pill everyday, during my yearly pap my obgyn told me about the patch i used it for a few years and i never gained weight on the pill or ring but for some reason the patch did make me gain some weight, i was always worried i put in the wrong spot and it wasn&#039;t going to work, taking it off weekly hurt like an extra strong bandaid and left purple gluey sticky stuff i had to scrub off with alcohol. after those years i was put on the ring. my weight went back to normal, i have no pain, insert 3 weeks, period, insert again. so easy! love it!"