"so i&#039;ve had the marina for 6 years and i&#039;m 24. i used to have heavy bleeding and tried absolutely everything the rod, injections the pill you name it i have tried it.... this is the best thing i have ever had i was under when i first got it out in. a year ago i got it done again i have never had kids and yes it was a bit painful but nothing that i couldn&#039;t handle! honestly couldn&#039;t give this a better wrap hardly any bleeding maybe every couple months i spot for a day or two no acne, weight gain or cramps. i feel a lot of women need to figure this out for themselves as every body is different and yes you may get side effects but the first 6 months it&#039;s getting used to your body so you just need to give it time to adjust to you."