birth control
"I had Skyla inserted 9/18/15. Never have I ever been pregnant.  I was 26 at the time of insertion. Insertion was VERY painful.  While the insertion was painful it lasted only 2-3 mins. I had slight pain for 3 days with MAJOR bloating.  I spotted every day for 8 months. It was enough I had to wear a panty liner. Eventually spotting stopped. My periods are irregular, when I did get one I would bleed for 15-20 days. It was always dark, thick tissue that I bled. I had severe cramps not only on my period but randomly. Severe 8/10 pain. I just had the device removed 11/30/17. While it did prevent pregnancy and I had minimal side effects. The prolonged bleeding, the pain, and unpredictability of getting my period made me choose to remove it."