"i&#039;m writing this review for all of the women skeptical of iuds (since i was one of them). i became pregnant in november of 2015 after a condom failed for my boyfriend and i. we were not in a place to have a child, and terminated the pregnancy (which was something i never thought i would do, so please don&#039;t judge). we decided we needed a better form of birth control (had been on the pill with bad side effects), and chose skyla. the insertion happened the first day of my period and was a breeze. a slight pinch and that was it! i&#039;ve had period cramps that were worse! slight cramps the first two days but ibuprofen took them away. it&#039;s been great since! please dont let reviews scare you away! they almost did for me, but i&#039;m glad they didn&#039;t!"