"i&#039;ve had the paragard 3 separate times. the first time was after the birth of my two oldest. had it for about 4 years before removing it to to try to conceive. miscarried in 06&#039; but don&#039;t blame the paragard. cancer in 07&#039; then had 3 more healthy children. after my 5th i had my second one put in. had it for over a year but then had weight loss surgery and lost about 80 pounds and removed the iud myself to try to conceive. pregnant within 2 months of removing it! had 2 more babies (7 total) and just today had my 3rd paragard inserted until at least 2 years from now. minimal cramping with insertion, took less than a minute, very effective and allows pregnancy immediately after removal. i need a non hormonal birth control due to the cancer so this is perfect for me!"