I had IUDs for almost 15 years. I LOVED them. I hated the thought of putting hormones into my body and I can't remember to take pills, so the IUD was ideal.

The insertion was painful and the first few months I had worse cramps. After that, though, my cramps were much less than before I had the IUD. If I still had to worry about birth control, I'd still be using the IUD.