I have had the merina inside me since June 2011. I have had little problems with it. ;-) But lately the last couple months I've been having some bleeding and a bloated feeling that one week out of the month when you would have a period. Not really heavy...but it's red and I'm changing my pantyliners regularly. Besides my boyfriend wants me to have it removed because he is worried about side effects that could prevent us from having a baby. We want to get married in the near future. I'm the type of person that obsesses over "what ifs." I have a gyno appointment scheduled for tomorrow morning to make sure all is okay with the merina and myself. I want to be able to have another baby someday within the next 3-4 years. Should I worry?