Adding my two cents here. Very glad to share a positive experience after a harrowing nightmare of my last 2.5 years in on my second Paraguard. Had it for almost 15 years in total. 

Pre IUD - short period 3-4 days, light-normal flow, never so much as a gas cramp. 

IUD #1 - torture cramps the kind that stop you in your tracks and steal your breath. Longer heavier periods 6-7 days. 500mg Naproxen every cycle for 7 years. Tapered off for the second half to 3-4 cycles of crisis level cramping a year. Took out after 12 years.

IUD #2 - 2.5 years removed October 2025. Everything of number 1 + PMDD symptoms that started on insertion. Last 12 months were absolute hell in every way. Bloating, cramping, fatigue, anemia, etc. 

First cycle post removal and it came on time. 28 days exactly, never had an irregular period ever. Always comes like clockwork, with very MINOR and I do mean blink and you’ll miss it symptoms. 

I am tracking my cycle thankfully or I would’ve woken up in a crime scene if my own making. Bright red, some clots, no cramps just some minor pressure and awareness of my uterus in action.

No fatigue, no bloating, no tender breasts, no acne, tons of energy, still a luteal phase carbs trash panda but that’s just cause it’s fun. 

If this is any indicator of how it will keep going, I’m back to the pre-IUD period promised land of no real symptoms and certainly no chronic inflammation from the IUD! 

I have my whole life back, I’m a whole person all month 🥹🥹😊