"i have had the para guard for about 9 months now.  i was opting for the essure procedure when i went to the doctors. after personally looking at the coils and getting info from the gyne, i decided on the para guard instead. i am happy with it. it didn&#039;t hurt at all having it put in. just a little tugs and minutes later it was in. the first month was really heavy bleeding for days. since i have had it in for 9 months now, it has gotten less bleeding, but i still have one day a month it is really heavy. no spotting during the month."