How interesting...
I've been on the Nuva Ring for probably a year and a half. Started on it a few months into my engagement to my now-husband. Before the ring, I used to want to just attack my husband all the time in the bedroom -- I had a killer sex drive. After the ring, I noticed a decreased sex-drive, and increased anxiety-- I chalked it up to planning a wedding. I also have discharge ALL the time, and sex is often painful. I thought this was all stress too. My periods were frequent (which is off for me b/c I'm so active), they were light, and my mood were stable-- which they had not been on the pill.
Well now we've been married almost a year, I now describe myself as an "anxious person" (which is new) and my sex drive is sad (for a newly wed?!?) The damn thing just fell out in the last few days (which I don't understand, this has never happened before... is it possible it's lost inside of me somehow?!) and I've noticed my sex drive has increased in the interum.
I used to say "I preach the good news of the Nuva Ring" b/c I found it INCREDIBLY helpful to not have to think about a pill while planning a wedding. I'm also very active (surf most mornings) and it seemed to hold up to that. I don't understand why it fell out in the past few days (very odd-- I can't find it) but the loss o' the ring had me searching the internet for solutions, and I think now that it is not my permanent contraceptive solution.
If you're planning a wedding, however, I'd use it. I didn't experience any "first three month" craziness like I do on the pills-- the first 3 months always make me an emotion wreck. It was perfection to have my moods stable.
But I need a change. The emotional rollercoaster of finding a new solution is daunting... but I think it's time.