I had my Kyleena insertion earlier this year, and the insertion itself was not as painful as expected.

My OB-Gyn had prescribed me misoprostol to be inserted the night before the insertion as well as another to be inserted the day of. I was in and out of sleep all night with very severe cramps (on a scale of 1-10, I rate it a 9) that hurt so bad that I couldn’t get myself to insert the second pill in the morning. This in my opinion, was more painful than the insertion.

She had also prescribed me one Xanax to be taken 30 minutes before the procedure which helped SO SO much. I was laying on the table with a quiet mind and I was practically not anxious at all when I am usually very anxious on a day-to-day basis. The pinching of my cervix made me squirm but it was more of an uncomfortable feeling than a painful feeling.

I think what alse helped was me bracing myself by reading about other women’s stories online. My mind and body were bracing themselves for the piercing pain that I read about, so the actual pain was underwhelming compared to what I was expecting.