"having the copper iud inserted was suuuuper painful. i had very heavy periods (which i&#039;ve never had in my life) for ten days with terrible cramping. after a few months of heavy periods and cramping i got bv (which i&#039;ve also never had before). i took antibiotics and it cleared up. you can tell you have it when you get that &#039;fishy&#039; smell down there. i&#039;m 8 months in now and my periods are heavier than they&#039;ve ever been but they don&#039;t last as long,  which is nice. i really like not using hormones because they killed my sex drive. after getting the iud, my sex drive went straight back up to where it used to be. i check for the string every month and i&#039;ve not had any further issues. it&#039;s a good long term solution and i&#039;m glad i got it."