"every woman is different so make sure you talk to your dr about what is best for you. but i personally don&#039;t think women who have never had a kid should get an iud. i had an awful experience with mirena (extremely painful placement) before i had a child several years ago . experienced terrible pain after 30 days and had it removed. and bled for 6 months. but my dr. said that since i&#039;ve had a child i should have a different experience with an iud because my uterus is larger after having a child. so i decided to get paraguard. since they&#039;re no hormones and it lasts 10 years. i had it placed today and it hardly hurt at all. just some mild cramping. so far so good.. hopefully i continue to have a good experience."