"i am 20 years old now and have had paragard in for about 3 months. i can honestly say this was such a good decision! i have never had kids or an abortion, so i am not the usual patient for these. to describe my experience, i researched a lot about this before i went in and thought getting it in was going to hurt like crazy. it didn&#039;t. it felt mildly uncomfortable for about 10 seconds then that was it. as for the first few days after, the cramps were bad, i&#039;ll admit that. i have never had period cramps before then so i will admit i was pretty miserable, but it was definitely worth it in the long run! ever since, i have had little cramping and my periods have been ever so slightly heavier than usual but not that bad! highly recommend!"