"i had my skyla inserted a month ago. the insertion process was a little painful, but having had a child before, wasn&#039;t unbearable. there was cramping for a few days, and i had been due for my cycle the week after. instead of starting my cycle, i cramped for 4-5 days and then started. it was light in volume, but lasted for almost 10 days. it was odd to say the least, but not as bad as i had been told it would be.

i have really enjoyed the lighter hormone load: i had previously used the pill, which made me gain a bit of weight and also lowered my libido to non-existent (i guess the birth control was two-fold in that respect). this, so far, has been much better."