Mirena
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Mirena (plural Mirenas)
- (medicine) A brand name for a hormonal intrauterine device.
- 2015 October 9, Mary Elizabeth Williams, “Just shut up, Bristol Palin: You are the last person who should talk about birth control”, in Salon:
- Palin acts like schools are tossing IUDs into playgrounds and kids are just running around, grabbing Mirenas without telling their parents. What she isn't doing is: A) Asking if a girl might obtain birth control for a reason other than birth control, B) Considering that just because parental consent is not required that it is never asked for or given.
- 2020 April 25, Phil Lutton, “'I'm so lucky': Olympic star tells of cervical cancer scare”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:
- "I went back to surgery to get two mirena [an hormonal intrauterine device] inserted to treat my adeno," she said. "What followed was three months of pain and illness and discomfort. I think I vomited every day, pretty much.