"i had paragard for a year and a half and had cramping the whole time with terrible long heavy periods.  the last couple months i had it i was in so much pain i could hardly walk. went to my doc and she said nothing seemed wrong.  then the next day i went to the er and had it removed. it had slipped a little and was causing a lot of discomfort. i will never get an iud again. i&#039;m lucky i didn&#039;t need surgery like some women"