"i have had the paragard for six years and i don&#039;t regret my decision for getting it inserted. i absolutely love it! no hormones..it hasn&#039;t caused me any side effects that i&#039;m aware of. it did kind of hurt when it was inserted, and i cramped the day of. i spotted for about two -three days but after that i was fine. i took birth control pills for years and after having the paraguard for six years i will never go back to the pills.  i have normal menstrual cycle..it isn&#039;t too heavy..and i don&#039;t cramp every month; however some months i do. unfortunately i have heard of women getting pregnant while on the paragard but not everything is 100%. most of the time..the paragard does prevent pregnancy and i would definitely recommend!"