"After deciding on having the Mirena procedure and reading so many other people&#039;s reviews before having it done, I was totally confused. After suffering from extremely heavy periods for many years I decided to see my doctor who referred me to the gynecologist at the local public hospital.  After discovering that I have had four children all through c-section, he suggested maybe having a local anesthetic.  I booked in for the procedure three weeks later and got a different gyneocologist who examined me and said I wouldn&#039;t need the local anesthetic.  He was right.  The procedure from start to finish took between 1-2 minutes and was completely painless &amp; free. The best way to describe the procedure is it&#039;s just like having a pap smear."