"after spending a lot of time reading reviews and doing research before getting my iud, i wanted to share my insertion experience. personally, i would rate the overall pain as maybe a 2/10. for those ladies who get bad cramps during menstruation, the cramping i experienced was maybe half as bad as some of my worst cramps. overall, i would say the experience causes more discomfort than pain. i was not on my period during insertion (mid cycle actually). it&#039;s been about 10 hours since the insertion and i still have mild cramping. i took ibuprofen prior to my appointment and haven&#039;t taken more. my experience was no where near as bad as i was expecting based on other reviews. as many have pointed out, everybody&#039;s body is different."