Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I am 23 with no children, and I got my Paragard about 3 hours ago. The insertion HURT. It could be that I'm a bit of a wuss because when I get my period I almost never cramp. I was a little nauseated and dizzy for about 15 minutes after. The cramps lasted for about 30 minutes for me, but I was able to go shopping afterwards. I found the more I move, the less the cramps hurt. I'm on the 4th day of ... Show Full Comment

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I am 23 with no children, and I got my Paragard about 3 hours ago. The insertion HURT. It could be that I'm a bit of a wuss because when I get my period I almost never cramp. I was a little nauseated and dizzy for about 15 minutes after. The cramps lasted for about 30 minutes for me, but I was able to go shopping afterwards. I found the more I move, the less the cramps hurt. I'm on the 4th day of my period so I'm not sure about spotting. I decided to go off the pill because it was killing my libido, and I'm ready to be hormone free. We'll see how it goes!
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Reviewer: Momof2, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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After having Paragard inserted I had mild to medium cramping, Ibuprofin took care of that. The major issue I had with this was my husband was too sensitive. During intercourse he could feel the string and it would ruin the mood. I was told that the string would soften over time. After two months we had to start looking for a new method of birth control because of issue with the strings. Otherwis ... Show Full Comment

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After having Paragard inserted I had mild to medium cramping, Ibuprofin took care of that. The major issue I had with this was my husband was too sensitive. During intercourse he could feel the string and it would ruin the mood. I was told that the string would soften over time. After two months we had to start looking for a new method of birth control because of issue with the strings. Otherwise I could not tell that it was in there.
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Reviewer: veracruz19, 13-18 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I am 18 years old. And today at 1:30 pm had my Paragard IUD inserted. The pain of insertion was mild to moderate, but I generally have a good tolerance for pain. Also, during insertion expect to expeirence some intense/sharp cramps. Also, I might add, I have never been pregnant nor had a child. But overall, I wanted to share my expeirence for other woman and teens who are considering this form of ... Show Full Comment

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I am 18 years old. And today at 1:30 pm had my Paragard IUD inserted. The pain of insertion was mild to moderate, but I generally have a good tolerance for pain. Also, during insertion expect to expeirence some intense/sharp cramps. Also, I might add, I have never been pregnant nor had a child. But overall, I wanted to share my expeirence for other woman and teens who are considering this form of BC. I have had mild cramps throughout the day. But nothing unbearable, considering my regular period cramps are considerably painful at times. But I didn't feel nausious and only light spotting after insertion, also, I was on the last day of my MC when I got it inserted. My best advice is do to a lot of research as I did before getting my IUD. I am hoping that the heavy periods and severe cramping will not be a side effect for me, but I think that is considerably less to worry about rather than the side effects of BC with hormones. But, I shall see how my period goes in about 3 to 4 weeks. The insertion was uncomfortable and will probably be painful for most. But that being said it has been a much better expeirence than I had intended. So wish me luck! And good luck to all of you fellow woman out there taking a step toward hormone free BC! I hope my expeirence stays a positive one. And I will follow up with another review in a few months..
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Reviewer: Rebecca2885, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I'm 25 and have never been pregnant. I definately wouldn't recommend this to someone w/o previous pregnancies. It's been 5 weeks and I'm still bleeding. Everyday I continue to have sharp cramping that sometimes takes my breath away, although the pain has gotten less painful than it was in the beginning. The insertion only took a few moments but hurt more than the pinch the OB warned me about. Sex ... Show Full Comment

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I'm 25 and have never been pregnant. I definately wouldn't recommend this to someone w/o previous pregnancies. It's been 5 weeks and I'm still bleeding. Everyday I continue to have sharp cramping that sometimes takes my breath away, although the pain has gotten less painful than it was in the beginning. The insertion only took a few moments but hurt more than the pinch the OB warned me about. Sex is painful, although I'm not sure if that is directly related to the IUD or from a secondary cause. Even if my insurance doesn't cover another contraceptive device, this is coming out. I hate it and I feel that it has negatively affected my work and personal life by producing daily pain.
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Reviewer: Vaness, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I had the paragaurd inserted today and let me tell you....I didn't have any novacane of any sort and I thought i was going to die from the pain. Cramping? More then a huge pinch that lingered in my uterus. It took my breath away and my body instantly sweat. I had to breath out the pain. its been 7 hours and i still have a little pinch pain...almost like a reminder that it's still there. Otherwise ... Show Full Comment

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I had the paragaurd inserted today and let me tell you....I didn't have any novacane of any sort and I thought i was going to die from the pain. Cramping? More then a huge pinch that lingered in my uterus. It took my breath away and my body instantly sweat. I had to breath out the pain. its been 7 hours and i still have a little pinch pain...almost like a reminder that it's still there. Otherwise, I just feel like i have back cramps and have been on the heating pad most of the day. If you can take the day off, I would suggest it. Not only for the physical pain, but (if your like me) the stress of it all is draining!
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