How is it to have a Paragard IUD?

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So I just had the Paragard (copper) IUD put in, and my experience getting it was pretty painful. I'm having my first period since getting it, and the heavy flow is insaaane. Who else has had Paragard and how have your experiences been??✨

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I love mine!! I've had it for a little over two years now and it is the best decision I've ever made.   The periods have been rough-  much heavier than before the IUD, but you learn to tolerate it.  My cramps were very bad the first 4-5 periods with it, but they get better after that!

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I love mine! I've had it since September 2014. I've haven't had any problems from it.

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I love mine! Have had it for about 8 months. It was rough goings the first month though, my first period on it was waaaay longer than I expected (13 days) but it quickly leveled out to 4-5 days after about 4 cycles, and I'm loving it!

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I've had mine since May and I love it so far. The heavy flow during the first few months was horrible! I use a menstrual cup and had to change it every few hours, but I invested in Thinx which helped a lot with leaks. My flow has gotten back to almost normal, still a little heavier than before and my cycles are longer (32 instead of 28). However, overall I love it.

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I had paraguard-- for almost 6 years. My period went from 3 days to 14 days. I decided to go with Mirena IUD. My flow was very heavy with paraguard and extremely cramps.

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Ive had mine for 14 months and I love it!!! I never had cramps before my Paragard and I still don't now. My period definitely got longer and heavier :( it went from an easy 5 days to an obnoxious 8 days. But I've been really excited the last couple of months because they're finally starting to get shorter! My last period was about 6 days! I'm still holding out hope it'll go back down to an easy five within the next year. But other than my periods, I never think about it (which is awesome in itself) except to tell people how much I love it ❤️

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I've had it for about 8 months now and my body is still not used to it. My cramps are unbearable when I get my period, plus my period lasts 12-16 days every few weeks. The doctor said it's normal but I never had cramps or periods that lasted over 5 days before I got it.

How is it to have a Paragard IUD?

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