"i was on the progestin only pill for 10 months &amp; pretty much hated it. had to be on it because i couldn&#039;t have any birth control that contained estrogen due to a family history of bloodclots. the pop was effective yes, but i had crazy mood swings, acne, low sex drive, &amp; gave me vaginal dryness, which made sex extremely painful. my gyno had been trying to get me to try the iud for almost a year, so i decided to try it since i about had it with that pill. i went in today for my insertion. i had some issues because my cervix was tight, and i have an introverted uterus. she had to use the sonogram to help place it correctly. so what should have been a 5 min procedure took 20 min. it was painful, but bearable. just felt like period cramps. "