birth control
"Don't let all of the internet stories about painful insertions scare you away from getting a Paragard. I had mine inserted today and it was really no big deal at all. I'm 20 years old and have never had children. I also was NOT on my period when I went in for the procedure. The doctor didn't instruct me to take any pain killers beforehand, but I went ahead and took 2 Advils one hour before insertion.



The procedure was extremely quick. Its uncomfortable for sure, but I didn't really feel any pain at all.  You feel stuff going on down there, and you can feel the thing inside your uterus which is weird, but there wasn't actually any pain. I only felt a slight pinch when IUD was passing through my cervix, but that's it! Piece of cake."