"i got my iud in march and i am in love! my gyno was amazing! she prescribed medication to soften my cervix the night before and advised that we insert it while i&#039;m still on a period so that my cervix is as open naturally as possible. i took ibuprofen in the morning before the appointment and right at the worst part she advised me to cough - all of that seemed to keep the discomfort down to a minimum! i had bad period style cramps the rest of the day and took it easy but was up and moving like normal the next day. the only issue i&#039;ve had is low libido but that could also be related to another issue i was diagnosed with too."