I had my IUD put in after my forth child and since then my life has not been the same. All I'll say is I've been tired all the time, depressed and we'll sex sometimes was more painful that pleasurable. But what got me to take it out was the sudden itchyness  and pain down below. I put on gloves and tried but was too terrified to pull so I asked my husband to do it, he couldn't get the strings so I build up strength and we'll in one go, I pulled and it came out. The best thing is, I felt nothing, it was absolutely painless. I'm so freaking happy right now. No more stress.