"i&#039;m 20 years old and i&#039;ve been on various forms of birth control since i was 16 due to horrible cramps, among other things. i could never find one that worked quite right with minimal side effects. i was nervous about an iud at first, but 8 months later and i absolutely love it. i haven&#039;t had a period in 5 months, and have had none of the typical negative effects that i got from the pill. i would recommend this to anyone, and the insertion procedure is nowhere near as bad as the reviews say!"