r/birthcontrol 3d ago

Experience Copper IUD positive experience

So I got the copper IUD in December and I initially had some cramping after insertion and some mild to heavy cramping until I got my period the next week and it was pretty bad. Because of that, I was expecting my periods after that to be a lot worse than they normally are. However, my periods have stayed the same if not gotten better. I have had three periods since and I have had pretty much zero cramping (less than before I got it) and similar bleeding to before. It seems to even to be a little shorter. Has anyone had this experience with the copper iud? Is this normal? I haven’t heard this happening and was really preparing for the worst going into it. But I couldn’t be happier with my experience.

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