"i had skyla for about 4.5 months.  i was super excited as i am very sensitive to birth control pills.  insertion was very painful and my doctor was great as she talked me through the whole process.  i went back in for my 1 month check up i said that spotting only lasted 4 days.  i had poking pain on my left side that never went away.  after month 3 which i stuck it out she couldn&#039;t find my strings,  i got an ultrasound apparently my cervix is narrow even for skyla. that&#039;s why it was poking me.  brown periods lasted for 1.5 weeks after 4 months.  i got it out today and the poking stopped.  back to square one. everyone&#039;s body is different.  i wish it worked for me!"