"i&#039;m 48. started nuvaring 4 years ago after my divorce and when i started dating again. wanted a non daily birth control. i liked not having to take a pill daily, didn&#039;t notice it inside me, and had shorter, lighter periods. i quit using nuvaring a few months ago since the man i&#039;m dating had a vasectomy years ago, so birth control isn&#039;t an issue for me now. i feel so much better now! i am not swollen, my weight that i put on is falling off, the abdominal discomfort i felt daily is gone, i&#039;m not as moody. i hope my breasts don&#039;t go back down a size. now i suspect these were all nuvaring side effects not post divorce effects after reading the other comments. they started right after i began with nuvaring. so great idea, but not for everybody, obviously."