"the alternative, which was 5 months of back to back plan b, followed by a surgical abortion, which was followed by yet another dose of plan b.



this is my first experience with birth control other than condoms. it&#039;s only been 2 months for me, but since getting paragard my sex drive is super high and i&#039;m really glad i did it. i spotted for 2 weeks after insertion. then 2-3 weeks later, my period came. my first period was long- 2 to 3 extremely mind bogglingly heavy days, 3 normal days, and 5 extremely light days (spotting). no cramps though.



my insurance covered the entire cost. my only concern is i&#039;ll end up being part of the 0.8% that gets pregnant."