"i&#039;ve never had children, and don&#039;t really ever plan to, so i wanted something that wouldn&#039;t require going back to the clinic every 3 months. plus, the whole not getting periods thing was a major plus. 

the insertion was pretty painful. i tend to have a pretty high tolerance, so it wasn&#039;t the most pain i&#039;ve ever experienced, but it certainly wasn&#039;t comfortable. luckily that part didn&#039;t last more than a few seconds. 

the cramping the first day was really bad. the first week or so i used a lot of ibuprofen and did some deep breathing. it has been a week and my cramps are totally gone, i haven&#039;t had any bleeding, and i&#039;m very happy with it so far!"