"i got my mirena 3 months ago by recommendation from my gyno and a few friends. i was warned how painful the procedure is, but i have a high pain tolerance so i wasn&#039;t concerned. mine was inserted when i wasn&#039;t on my period because my period was random and lasted 2 days. the procedure only took about 2 minutes. 1 minute &amp; 50 seconds of that time just felt like hard pressure, more irritating than painful. then the last 10 seconds were pretty traumatic. i felt like i was going to vomit and almost passed out. however, it&#039;s only 10 seconds. later that day i went shopping and ate and was fine. now i have 5 years of no period (it&#039;s already gone) and no taking the pill! couldn&#039;t be happier!"