birth control
"I'm In my 20s, no kids, HIGH pain threshold. Got IUD late 2015. Before IUD, never had cramps. Insertion was not fun but nothing to cry about. Since insertion, all my periods have been heavier and more painful: a few have been terrible, even cause stomach pain. But all were manageable. Today I went to a gyno b/c my past 2 periods were EXCRUCIATING, barely tolerable w/ naproxen. Felt like I was giving birth. Was told everything looks normal but it is probably my IUD causing the pain. I hate hormones and love the cheap/worry-free 10yr IUD, so I'm going to wait it out and see if my next cycles calm down. Pain sucks but hormones and kids are worse."