"i wanted to love this so badly but it honestly was the worst choice of birth control for me. since i had already tried the mirena i was already aware of how painful the insertion was going to be so i was prepared. but every month around my period my cramps were even worse than the ones i got during insertion. it was always the first day. i had 10-12 day periods each cycle, but there wasn&#039;t a single period i had without some type of leak happening and i wound up having so much spotting i would occasionally have 2 periods a month. about a year into having it and it actually started making me physically ill. i would have unpredictable vomiting episodes that got especially worse if i hadn&#039;t eaten. i got it out, &amp; immediately felt 100x&#039;s better"