I am so glad to have come across this forum. I thought I REALLY was the only person this was happening too! Maybe I had some kind of disease or std. I can say "yes" to every experience others are listing on this site from vaginal pain during intercourse to the odor and discharge. I had the paraguard for 5 years, and it was unbearable ! I took it out and went on bc pills. However they made me extremely depressed and I already deal with depression and anxiety, it's a catch 22 for me, I am grateful to see I'm not alone. No one ever wants to feel unclean down there! I am having this taken out asap. Let's suffer no more!