"i&#039;m 18 and got the paraguard in march. i&#039;m sharing this because i think it&#039;s horrible, but then again i&#039;ve never given birth, so my cervix isnt used to being opened- at all. but the insertion was insanely painful, i was crying and almost begging them to stop. afterwards i was nauseous and very pale- i had to sit in the office for a good 20 minutes before i could walk again. i had to drive home and i was in so much pain i almost crashed. the pain didn&#039;t go away for 2 months- straight. it was constant, out of no where lying on the ground, curled in a ball pain. after two months, it started to get better. except came my periods. it would be heavy, to the point where i bled through a super-plus tampon in 30 minutes. and now i&#039;m in pain."