"i&#039;ve had paragard since november 2016. it is now june 2017. at first the pain was unbearable. i&#039;m a very pain tolerant person who has numerous piercings and tattoos. when the doctors told me my period cramps would get worse i thought nothing of it. after getting it i realized what they meant. my pain was awful for the first 6 months. i could only lay down and would cry for hours. i also had to find a pain pill so i could function at my warehouse job. finally after the sixth month my pain went from feeling like child birth to non existent. i still have a nice heavy flow but almost no pain. i know there are a ton of bad reviews but in the end you just have to try it out yourself. i am so happy!"