Hiya Ele, Sorry it's taken me awhile to reply. I didn't have any type of pain meds or anesthetic (sp?) when I had it inserted, just sort of breathed through it, so if I can do that anyone can. The insertion was nothing compared to Endo pain. The bleeding for the 10 months wasn't any where near what I normally had to deal with and it was relatively painless which was a huge improvement, but it was annoying and I felt let down having thought it would stop it completely. It just took some time to do that I guess. But as I said for me it was worth it. All the best, please let me know how you go, cheers