"after being on depo provera for five years, i decided to try the nuvaring. after having my second and last child, i went back to the nuvaring. i love not remembering taking a pill daily and the ability to skip periods (there is still a chance of breakthrough bleeding, but it is light). i am diabetic, so the amount of estrogen in contraceptives is a concern; the nuvaring has 15 micrograms which is lower than many oc&#039;s (besides lo loestrin fe which has 10). unlike oc and pop, weight is not a factor with effectiveness. at first, the side effects i experienced were breast tenderness and vaginal irritation. the side effects went away after the second month. i had to get used to the insertion, but now it is no problem."