"hello everyone. i&#039;ve had my skyla iud in for a little over a year now and, honestly, it&#039;s probably been the worst year of my life. i&#039;ve never had children and i forget to take the pill, so i was looking for something more reliable for my lifestyle. i chose skyla. upon having it inserted, i was in the most severe pain i&#039;ve ever been in. i almost passed out driving home. after i got home, i spent the rest of the day on the couch feeling like i was dying. the skyla iud has made me develop ovarian cysts, which i never had on previous birth controls, and my sex drive has been almost non-existent. my boyfriend of 3 years works out of town all week and we only spend time together on the weekends, so this has caused issues in our relationship."