what factors are most important to you when choosing a method of birth control?

My current method of birth control is the Depo-Provera shot. This wasn't chosen for me at first, it was my mother that chose this treatment back when she first found out I was sexually active. I am grateful for this, because her first choice was the norplant, which soon after was discovered to cause many complications. This was when I was 14, but now after having two children, I still trust the shot. I remained on the shot because I am a forgetful person, too forgetful for the one pill a day mess. Just one shot every twelve weeks and I'm good to go. Another reason is the minimal side effects. The doctor, when I first got on the shot, told me that I would experience some weight gain along with the shot. Twelve years later I am still waiting for the weight gain to start. The only weight I have gained, was when I went off the shot, and got pregnant (baby fat). So I've found that if you keep a good diet and exercise, you don't have to worry as much about the weight gain, especially if you are a slim woman to begin with. I did get migraine headaches when I first got on the shot as well, but learned to deal with them as I found out that the shot was only a trigger, and not a cause of the migraines (They run in my family) I also chose the shot because this is covered on most forms of Medicaid (Caresource, Ameriplan) This way I don't have to pay out of pocket for the shot. However, the shot doesn't cost that much (about $60 per shot) If I did have to come out of pocket. Most people that pay for their birth control pills pay at least $40, and that is every month, which comes out to about $480 a year, whereas my shot, which does cost more per unit, is only purchased four times a year, coming up to $240, cutting the cost in half. Finally, I do not like these other ideas they are coming out with for birth control. The patch has been recalled, although I never did like the idea of placing the birth control on my skin (What if it falls off?) These pills nowadays do way too much to the metabolism, and what is up with the nuvaring anyway. Why would I want to keep something up there for any extended period of time, I don't even wear tampons. They just had a medical study in our area testing a birth control ring that lasts for a year. Now what makes doctors think that women would want to walk around with a ring up their you-know-what for a year?!? Disgusting.

Firstly fool proof one must be of no side effects . Easy to intake or to wear instead of permanant.