birth control
"I had the paragard inserted two weeks ago. I'm 38 and have had two children. The insertion hurt , not really painful though. It took only a few moments. They gave me a pad to wear home but I never even spotted. But the cramps were pretty strong. But nothing I couldn't bare. Next day I spotted a little, just wore a panty liner. Cramps lasted three days and the sporting a week. Than I started my period. No cramps, medium to heavy flow. I wore a super tampon for about two hours between changes. Period lasted a week. Finally stopped bleeding and had sex for the first time since insertion. No pain or cramps. My bf didn't even feel the strings. So far loving it."