birth control
"One month post-insertion:
Cramps are not bad. They come and go and they’re not an everyday thing. 
I did not really bleed in the beginning. But sex is a little uncomfortable now. Mostly because of the pain that I felt from the IUD is giving me PTSD, but it doesn’t feel as comfortable anymore. The strings did scare him when he felt them the first time, but he fine afterwards. I did not have a numbing shot, prior to insertion, also. It’s around the time to start my period and I’m bleeding heavily now. But it also comes and goes. Having an IUD at the age of 20 is such a weird thing."