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I have an IUD. I had tried many hormonal methods (my favorite one was Depo-Provera), but they threw my emotions and sex drive out of whack, so I wanted something non-hormonal. I went with the Copper-T IUD.
I had the 1st one for 5 years, and my 2nd one now for less than 1 year so far. When the 1st one was put in, the pain was like a long menstrual cramp, the worst you can imagine. When I stood up after, I actually passed out. For the 2nd one, I received a local anaesthetic by a needle in my cervix. It numbed me. There was still some pain, but not too bad at all.
I had some spotting for a little while. My menstrual cramps and bleeding were worse for a few months afterwards, but not unbearable, and then subsided back to normal levels.
With the 1st one, sometimes my partner can feel the string poke him uncomfortably, but only at certain angles in certain positions. But it wasn't often and we were always able to work around it, never found it very problematic. With the 2nd one, I haven't had this complaint yet. The string was probably cut shorter or something.
You should check for the string regularly to make sure it's still there. You have to make sure to not miss your regular gyn check-ups, because there is risk of losing fertility or of ectopic pregnancies if the IUD moves or embeds into the uterus lining or anything like that. Also, if you get any kinds of ordinary infections or STDs, the IUD can dangerously exacerbate it. I'm just saying be responsible about it, not intending to discourage anyone, because I've never had any problems so far and I love the freedom of not having to worry about pregnancy for 5 years at a time.
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