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Mirena

British  
/ maɪˈriːnə /

noun

  1. a type of intrauterine system See IUS

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When she was 23, she had the Mirena coil fitted, which reduced the amount of bleeding but not the pain.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

She had the Mirena device inserted that December.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022

Mirena Kim Handmade modern ceramics, including vessels, platters, bowls and cups.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2021

In the original Food and Drug Administration clinical trials, the five-year rates for the copper Paragard and hormonal Mirena were 60 percent and 55 percent, respectively.

From Scientific American • Apr. 25, 2019

Another 17,000 claims are pending over its discontinued permanent birth-control implant Essure, which plaintiffs allege causes injuries ranging from depression to hysterectomy, and 2,700 over its longterm birth control device Mirena.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2018