birth control
"I had my Skyla inserted a month ago. The insertion process was a little painful, but having had a child before, wasn't unbearable. There was cramping for a few days, and I had been due for my cycle the week after. Instead of starting my cycle, I cramped for 4-5 days and THEN started. It was light in volume, but lasted for almost 10 days. It was odd to say the least, but not as bad as I had been told it would be.

I have really enjoyed the lighter hormone load: I had previously used the pill, which made me gain a bit of weight and also lowered my libido to non-existent (I guess the birth control was two-fold in that respect). This, so far, has been much better."