mirena

Alternative letter-case form of Mirena.

A brand name for a hormonal intrauterine device.

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.

"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.