Birth Control
"Having the Copper IUD inserted was suuuuper painful. I had VERY heavy periods (which I&#039;ve never had in my life) for ten days with terrible cramping. After a few months of heavy periods and cramping I got BV (which I&#039;ve also never had before). I took antibiotics and it cleared up. You can tell you have it when you get that &#039;fishy&#039; smell down there. I&#039;m 8 months in now and my periods are heavier than they&#039;ve ever been BUT they don&#039;t last as long,  which is nice. I really like not using hormones because they killed my sex drive. After getting the IUD, my sex drive went straight back up to where it used to be. I check for the string every month and I&#039;ve not had any further issues. It&#039;s a good long term solution and I&#039;m glad I got it."