"i&#039;m 25 and have never had children.  a good friend recommended this to me and she had no pain.  i had a tremendous amount of pain - generally speaking i&#039;m &quot;tough&quot; too.  pinching and pressure for what seemed like an eternity when it was being inserted.  granted, i didn&#039;t have any numbing or pain killers before. when the doctor was done i had to lay there for at least 10 min before i could get up.  broke a cold sweat, got really dizzy, and really, really had to make a run for a bowel movement while still sweating and dizzy.  very unpleasant.  i really thought i was going to die for about 20 min after insertion.  then, i drove home and relaxed and slept well.  so far, so good.  slight cramping, but that&#039;s to be expected.  i only got it yesterday!"