"i&#039;m 24 &amp; have no kids. i had the skyla inserted today and was dreading it because i had read so many reviews about how painful it is. i&#039;m not going to lie, it hurt like hell. it was definitely one of the most painful things i have ever experienced, only being topped by a hemorrhagic ovarian cyst that i had a few months ago. the procedure itself is incredibly quick--1 min tops. the pinch of the cervix being opened wasn&#039;t the worst for me, it was definitely the insertion. i started cramping horribly as soon as it started and actually started yelling &quot;i can&#039;t do this, i can&#039;t do this.&quot; by the time i finished saying that, it was over. i did have to just lay there for a bit &amp; standing was hard. but now i am only feeling occasional cramps."