"had this inserted after my son was born. chose it because there were no hormones involved. the procedure itself was very simple. it didnt hurt. felt like a pinch and thats it. i wore it for a year, didn&#039;t get pregnant. so i guess it did what it was supposed to do. but my periods were horrible. i used to have the easiest periods. after putting paraguard, periods went on for upto 10 days. pads would be super soaked and i was afraid to put on tampons.  after a year, the thread came off. thats when i decided to get rid of it.  i won&#039;t wear it again, or recommend it. but then again, if you dont like it, you can always take it out (setting aside all the severe complications)"