"nuvaring is the best birth control ever. for me it was about not having any side affects, and nuvaring did just that. i&#039;ve been on it for a year as a form of birth control. it has worked  great not only as birth control but also made my periods shorter that only last 4 days, are very light, and always on time. no other side affects. i&#039;ve always followed the directions. you can leave it in during sex and i always do since my boyfriend has never mentioned it being uncomfortable. you can take it out for up to 3 hours a day without risk of pregnancy but personally i never take it out. you can also use it while using tampons as well which is nice for when you first start using. overall i would definitely recommend it to anyone."