i have not had the best luck with birth control in the past. especially birth control that you take orally. first, there is the remembering to take it everyday at the same time, otherwise severe, earth shattering nausea and vomiting take place. secondly, while birth control provides a relief to the horrible menstrual cramps it does tend to make me feel slightly…oh what is the word?…fucking nuts! granted i’m a bit off my beam as it is but when i begin to peak into ovulation i turn into the most bitchy, depressed, self-deprecating loser on the planet. yeah, its no party to be around me during that time of the month.

when i went to the OB/GYN i discussed my burning hatred of oral contraceptives with my doctor, she was, as she should have been, most accomodating with a new alternative of birth control. she pulled out a medical journal and began to show me charted evidence of different methods of contraceptive and how they affect women’s hormones. i wanted to hug her because boy howdy do i love charted evidence. in fact, i love anything that proves a point in pictures. so dr. wonderful tells me about this fantastic contraceptive that a. does not require taking orally and b. will totally even out my craziness factor.

and no, it is not a jelly bracelet. presenting, the NuvaRing. my doctor explained how you “shove it up there” once a month and leave it in for 25 days. the Ring, as i like to call it as it projects images of a drowned telepathic girl in a well, releases hormones every day that your system absorbs. it’s hormones are lower than the lowest oral contraceptive on the market. that meaning the side effects of nausea, headaches, dizziness are nill. SOLD! also, unlike the Norplant or other IUDs after the removal of the Ring your chance of getting pregnant soon after are better.

i began the Ring this weekend and so far have not experienced any ill side effects. i am charting everyday on the Ring so that i can determine if this is, in fact, the best course of birth control.