"birth control pills affected my mood (i tried many different kinds and all of them made me well up to 7 days into my cycle) and my lifestyle (100 hr a week finance job with high travel) made taking the pill regularly very difficult (i&#039;d sneak out of afternoon meetings to take them because that was the only time i knew i&#039;d definitely be up).  nuvaring turned out to be the best solution out there. i can put it in once and forget about it, and its low dose means no more mood swings from birth control! my boyfriend doesn&#039;t feel a thing either. at first i was worried about putting it in and taking it out but it turned out to be painless - reminded me of getting used to putting in contact lenses."