"i am 23 and have had paragard in for 6 months. i got it because i was going to be working abroad without access to daily bc options. the insertion was almost painless, just a pinch feeling. about an hour after i began to feel cramps and some pain. the next day it was mild and then gone by night time. my first period was way heavier than i was used to! i also had terrible cramps and pains. i wanted to get paragard removed but i couldn&#039;t since i was abroad. the next few periods were also painfully crampy with heavy bleeding but i noticed the pain decreased with each period. now i have had seven periods and it is back to normal with just very minor cramps. the bleeding is not as heavy either. i am happy i never had it removed!"