"i&#039;m so glad i got paragard. but at the beginning i almost took it out/

insertion: not going to lie, it really hurt for me. it felt like some of the worst cramps i&#039;d ever experienced. i didn&#039;t take painkillers afterwards and the 40 minute bus ride home it felt like it was pulling apart my body. take a good dose of advil/ibuprofen. 

afterwards: horrible cramps, felt pretty sick for 5 days. my vagina felt like it&#039;d lost feeling. i tried to test it, and an orgasm really hurt. i thought something had gone wrong, after a week, things returned to normal, and sex felt good again. 

first two periods: they were the literal worst i&#039;ve had in my life. i was totally out of work.

periods since: i don&#039;t have cramps anymore! it&#039;s so amazing. period. worth it."