"i&#039;ve had the skyla for six months now. i didn&#039;t find the insertion to be that bad- there was definitely pain but it&#039;s so brief it&#039;s manageable. i was given a prescription for misoprostol to take the night before and i had it inserted during my period. i had cramps and bleeding for several hours after and then it was fine. for the first couple of months i don&#039;t really remember how my periods were, but starting in july i started getting them about every two weeks, with bad cramping the first couple of days and they&#039;re pretty heavy. they tend to last 6 or 7 days. at my six week checkup they did an ultrasound to make sure it was placed right and saw that i had developed a cyst, but my doctor wasn&#039;t worried about it. i also gained weight."