birth control
"BEST. THING. EVER.  I had Mirena placed in early June.  It's now late July.  Here's my experience:  Placement was a tad uncomfortable, but not unbearable by any means.  My doctor used a local anesthetic, which I think helped a lot.  After placement I had moderate period-like cramps for about 12-24 hours (nothing bad, just noticeable).  I spotted for about one week, then dried up and have had nothing and I mean NOTHING ever since. I haven't gained any weight, my eating and sleeping patterns are exactly the same, no pain, no spotting.  I mean, I would seriously call this a miracle form of birth control if it weren't for the mild discomfort of insertion (but it's TOTALLY worth that)."