"i&#039;m 21 and have never had child, and had my insertion a week ago. reading all of these reviews made me expect terrible pain. my gyno prescribed me 600 mg  of cytotec to take 4 hours before my appointment to soften the cervix. i also took 800 mg of ibuprofen an hour before my appointment. the pain of the initial measuring of the cervix/uterus was like a mild period cramp, and then soon the iud insertion followed was still like a mild cramp. it all lasted 3 minutes and was definitely not that bad! i was dizzy that day, and so far i&#039;ve had minimal spotting for a week, and light cramps every once in a while. i had sex 5 days in and i didn&#039;t feel a thing either. overall, a great birth control decision! do not scare yourself reading reviews!"