"i&#039;m 25 single mother to 8 year old twins an iud was my choice of birth control i&#039;ve had paragard over 5 years already and i can say it&#039;s perfect haven&#039;t gotten pregnant, period lasts about 3 days, no mood swings, no pain, no heavy period. i love it and i&#039;m happy i chose paragard i had used other birth control methods &amp; hated them if you&#039;re not planning to have kids soon this is the best method to avoid having any lol"