"i got skyla when it was fairly new. i just had a child and they suggested this was the in between of the two main iuds, between no hormone and high hormone no bleeding at first but then 6 months of spotting. no trouble with sex. eventually no periods at all.  i loved it. then i was worried about it not working anymore since i was told could last &quot;up to&quot; 3 yrs. i had it removed. omg i didn&#039;t realize the changes that skyla had made to me. as soon as getting it removed i felt a difference. i was excited to have a period too. (weird) i have had it removed for two weeks and have lost 7 lbs. i gained about 30 lbs in the 3 yrs of it! and my emotions were all out of wack, but again i didn&#039;t realize the subtle changes. glad it&#039;s out!"