I'm glad to have seen this site, because I thought it was just my...

I'm glad to have seen this site, because I thought it was just my fault that I wasn't "clean" enough after getting 4 UTI's during the time I have been using the ring (2 years). And there were numerous times when I felt I was about to have a UTI that I was told I did not have one. I used to be on the patch before the Nuvaring and did not have any of these problems (although I was a bit moodier on the patch.) When I brought my concerns up to my obgyn, she brushed it off, saying "oh, no, that shouldn't be happening." When I also mentioned that my partner felt the ring during sex and that I felt the ring was increasing the amount of discharge I produced, she denied any connection to the ring saying "He shouldn't feel the ring and I'll do an STD workup on you." I thought it was offensive and assuming of her to think that maybe these things are linked. However, I am really considering switching my method of birth control because it seems that many other women are complaining of very similar side effects.