"after my first child at 29 i decided to look into iud&#039;s. what convinced me was that paragard is hormone free, made of copper, &amp; lasts for 10 years. insertion was mildly uncomfortable no worse than when you go in to the gynecologist &amp; they have to insert that metal thing. that is the most uncomfortable for me, i didn&#039;t feel the actual iud insertion. very heavy first period but progressively they return to normal. 9 months in &amp; so far its been great."