mirena

plural mirenas

1. Alternative letter-case form of Mirena.

plural Mirenas · alternative mirena

1. medicineA brand name for a hormonal intrauterine device.

   "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.

   2020 April 25, Phil Lutton, “'I'm so lucky': Olympic star tells of cervical cancer scare”, in The Sydney Morning Herald

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   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.

   2015 October 9, Mary Elizabeth Williams, “Just shut up, Bristol Palin: You are the last person who should talk about birth control”, in Salon