Hi, I have posted here before, and now I'm wondering about you w...

II'm a 45 y/o female, and i've used the nuva ring for nearly ten years now, with only one experiment of going off. I should also add that I have PCOS, and, that in addition to discontinuing the Nuva Ring, for a while, I also began supplementing with natural progesterone cream. Here's what happened to me:

1. IMMEDIATELY GAINED WEIGHT (18 lbs in 6 weeks)
2. NO PERIODS: THOUGHT I WAS PREGNANT. NOT!
3. Began having breakouts on my face
4. Night sweats,and hot flashes.

I went back on the Nuva Ring,on advice of my nurse practitioner. Face cleared up, periods resumed, no hot flashes or sweats, and weight began to go down.

I'm 28 years old, and I used the Nuva Ring for about 3 years. I took my last ring out in November of '08 because me and my husband are ttc, and I still have not had a period. I have always been irregular though (I only get my period once every 2 or 3 months). I talked to my doctor and have taken pregnancy tests (including HPTs and blood test). He tells me that even for women with regular cycles, it can take several months for your periods to become regular again. Also, my last period that I had after taking out my last nuva ring lasted almost 2 WEEKS! I just want to say that I am so happy to be off the ring because I had lots of problems while on it (all of which have gone away since taking it out). I had absolutely no sex drive, and when I did have sex, it was incredibly dry and painful. I got depressed a lot and was very emotional in general. I have also lost weight since going off the ring.