“An IUD, or intrauterine device, is a small T-shaped device placed in the uterus by your physician,” explains Dr. Adrienne Stevenson, MD, a board-certified ob/gyn and Twentyeight Health care provider.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system), extending the duration of use for up to 8 ...

Mirena is a type of intrauterine devices (IUD) that prevents pregnancy for up to 6 years. It works by releasing a hormone called levonorgestrel, a type of progestin. Because of this, Mirena is not ...

Mirena is a brand of birth control called an intrauterine device (IUD). Your doctor places it inside your uterus (womb). The small t-shaped piece of plastic can stay ...

(RTTNews) - German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG (BAYZF.PK, BAYRY.PK, BYR.L) announced Friday that Mirena (52mg LNG IUS), its long-acting reversible intrauterine system, received regulatory approval ...

A woman named Lucy Hellein recently made headlines when she gave birth to her son, Dexter, despite having a Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) in place. The IUD was discovered behind her placenta—still ...

A Dec. 19 Health section article incorrectly described Depo-Provera as containing "higher levels of the same hormone" as the new intrauterine device Mirena. Depo-Provera is a progestin-only ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) for up to 7 years of pregnancy prevention. Previously, the intrauterine device ...