"i love my paragard. it&#039;s the only form of birth control i&#039;ve ever tried, and the only one i would ever consider. make sure you have a dr that is familiar with inserting this particular type of iud. the first obgyn clearly didn&#039;t have a clue what she was doing.  it was the most painful experience of my life and i ended up having to get it taken out a month later. the second dr took five minutes to get it in, and i felt no discomfort whatsoever. yes,  for the first six months my period was a lot heaver and unpredictible, but it&#039;s gone back to normal. no hormones for 10 years.... why not?? again... no hormones."