"i am 20 years old &amp; have never had kids. i&#039;ve had paragard for 6 months now. insertion was awful, despite the fact that i took 800mg of ibuprofen before. worse than the insertion,  was the excruciating pain i felt for the next 4 days. i also had continuous spotting for about a week. up until my first period after insertion, i would randomly get cramps. when i got my period i did have cramps, but nothing unbearable like before, although it was super heavy &amp; lasted much much longer (about 6 days total). now, on month 6, i no longer get random cramps. my periods are still much heavier &amp; longer than before, but they&#039;re almost painless. sex with my bf is great &amp; i haven&#039;t gotten pregnant lol so i def say all the earlier pain was worth it."