"i have had paragard for 5 years and it has been perfect for me.  i have never had children and insertion hurt. i hadn&#039;t prepared or taken any pain killers. i needed pain killers for a week and my next three or four periods were more painful. to be fair, i had previously been on the pill which regulated my periods and made them nearly painless. i love not worrying about birth control and the pain of insertion was for sure worth it. it doesn&#039;t bother my husband at all. 

i would recommend this as a long- term bc. i had to go on hormonal bc very young to be allowed to take an unrelated medication. i wanted to do something natural that i didn&#039;t have to remember daily. i would just recommend pain killers before you get it put in!"