I have had several severe reactions to the nueva ring. First the weight gain and moodiness (which I expected due to hormones) but then some scary things began to happen. First my jay jay seemed to swell up and was very tender to touch. Then it feels like there is a cut or abrasion from the ring on the inside of me that while I still have my sex drive, has made sex impossible due to the pain. I have also experienced swelling on the right side of my body. It was so severe that it actually looked like I was preggo on just one side of my body. I went to the dr. and had a ton of tests before I realized that this could be the problem. I took it out a week or so ago and already the swelling is gone. I was on this a few years ago and had no problems with it before, I wonder if they had changed anything. I have decided that my husband needs to get a vasectomy. I would love to have my tubes tied but I can't find a willing dr. to do it to someone my age with no childre.