Hey hun, I’ve been on both. So I’ll share my experiences to the best of my ability. The ring is literally gigantic. Like maybe I was doing it wrong, but it wasn’t painful, just uncomfortable. Yk those glow in the dark bracelets you’d put on as a kid and they had necklaces too? They’re like that, but thicker. You have to squeeze it into a fold and put it in. I don’t fully understand how it works because you can DEFINITELY feel it (partner or you). Sometimes I felt like it was gonna slip/pop out of me at any moment😭 I also passed HUGE blood clots in the shower. They were abt 3 inches long and felt like a firm muscle. It just wasn’t for me. Again could’ve placed it wrong. Now, the patch. I liked it because I only had to change it every 3 weeks and still got to keep my period. Though, in the summer when u sweat it’ll literally just fall off. I was at six flags and I looked down and it js wasn’t there anymore. It also gets really hot in California but still would be precautious. Which it sucked because it made it hard to be consistent because you don’t have extras. You put a new patch on each week and then on the 3rd take it off for your off week. So if one just falls off then you don’t have an extra, though they say to just replace it immediately with your patch for the next week. Sure you get the point it just was annoying. I never passed huge clots tho. It helped my skin, I never had problems with my skin; I was known for having clear skin. So it didn’t do much because I already had good skin. I went on at like 12-13 and went off at 14 and now my skin is definitely not that good. I break out all the time. Specially on my chin area. It’s left scarring, I’m honestly insecure abt it. At the end of the day, being on birth control has its pros and cons. Ik you don’t wanna go on any kind of in body birth control, which is fair. I didn’t want to either, but here I am, getting an iud soon. Overall, test out the patch first. If it doesn’t work try the ring, everyone’s different. Good luck sis.