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[quote=Anonymous]Okay, I just got Mirena put in for the first time at Planned Parenthood. They did a great job making sure I was aware of the risks/side effects, and the nurse explained what she was doing as it was happening (this always makes me feel better, because it feels less like random uncomfortable poking around in my vagina).

In terms of pain: 5/10 for about 10 seconds. TOTALLY DOABLE. The rest was fine. I started bleeding during the insertion so the nurse was watching that for a second, but I stopped bleeding and now life is good. I took a motrin beforehand, and I was really calm when I went in, so those helped. I'm 21, average weight, I've never been pregnant, and I'm not on my period/ovulating.

At it's worst, the pain was like an especially nasty period cramp. Nothing worth dreading.

I have a lot of empathy for people who have a lot of pain from this though. Because on top of the pain it's embarrassing to react strongly (at least for me it has been with other procedures), so you feel like a wimp even though it says nothing about your character.

To anyone reading this thread while considering an IUD, I'm going to say this: If you think this is the best birth control method for you, don't be stopped by fear of insertion pain. For some people it doesn't hurt at all, for others it hurts like hell. Go prepared for some pain, but don't panic about it because you have no idea whether or not you'll be one of the lucky people who gets excruciating pain.

Keep in mind though, I'm only talking about insertion, because that's where I'm at. Right now I'm having some cramps and bleeding, but nothing that will keep me up at night.[/quote]

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