"thought i&#039;d post an update. i&#039;ve now had the paragard for 9 months. after the insertion in may, i didn&#039;t get my period for 2 months but i&#039;m sure that was my body adjusting to no more hormones. now that it&#039;s pretty regular, it lasts between 5-6 days and the most surprising thing is i have no cramps at all. in fact, my cramps and pms were worse when i was on the pill. i would definitely recommend the paragard!"