"i had the paragard in for 10 years. only real side effect was heavy bleeding and bloating. however, insertion was painful. when i went to remove it as i was sick of the heavy bleeding and it had been 10 years, part of the iud broke in my uterus (apparently it was embedded). had to get a hysteroscopy where they go into your uterus and find the broken piece and taken out. absolutely not a nice experience (painful and generally unpleasant). even though i did not get pregnant on paragard, had i known that this could&#039;ve broken off, i would have never, ever gotten it."