"i have been on birth control for 10 years, 5 on the patch then 5 on nuvaring. i love the ring, but i did get side effects like sore breasts and low sex drive, which i think goes with any hormone birth control. my skin cleared up and no babies so it was great, and really easy. i stopped when it started giving me either a yeast or bacterial vaginosis infection every month around the same time in my cycle. i would take it out and wash it to help prevent. it is down on the list of side effects, but i haven&#039;t found anything with less side effects so i&#039;m going to go back on it again."