Well the IUD isn't Fail-Safe either but for people like me with ADHD I find it hell of a lot easier than remembering to take pills or go in every so often for that injection. The insertion process varies by person and provider of course. I don't think I would want to do it if I was 15 years old either. However at Planned Parenthood of Indiana were great and more gentle than the Jordan Valley gynecologist yanked out the first one to put in the second one. I'm going on a tangent here. Sorry. I guess my point is if I could go back with the knowledge I have today I would have picked an IUD but I had had several years of gynecological exam experience and was used to a speculum by the time I chose that. I think that's important for somebody considering an IUD for their first choice if they haven't been through a thorough exam yet it could definitely be traumatizing as a first intro