"1) hurt like hell going in, i don&#039;t care if it was only 30 seconds it was excruciating. (i&#039;ve never given birth) 2) it did its job and prevented pregnancy the 8 months i was on it 3) made periods very heavy and longer 4) made my vagina smell awful!! and honest to goodness that has never happened so i knew it was the iud ... disgusting. i couldn&#039;t take smelling like an animal anymore so i got my bf to help me take it out. i&#039;m not a doctor but if you hate paragard as much as i did and wanna save yourself a copay then spread em and let your dude pull it out with tweezers. 5) didn&#039;t feel anything upon removal"