birth control
"I'm so glad I got Paragard. But at the beginning I almost took it out/

INSERTION: Not going to lie, it really hurt for me. It felt like some of the worst cramps I'd ever experienced. I didn't take painkillers afterwards and the 40 minute bus ride home it felt like it was pulling apart my body. TAKE A GOOD DOSE OF ADVIL/IBUPROFEN. 

Afterwards: Horrible cramps, felt pretty sick for 5 days. My vagina felt like it'd lost feeling. I tried to test it, and an orgasm really hurt. I thought something had gone wrong, After a week, things returned to normal, and sex felt good again. 

First two periods: They were the literal worst I've had in my life. I was totally out of work.

Periods since: I DON'T HAVE CRAMPS ANYMORE! It's so amazing. Period. Worth it."