It was one of the worst things in my life. I was booked in to have a tumour removed from my ovary and the doctor said he refused to do the surgery if I didn’t have the mireana implanted. I had no choice. I had been having what we now know to be peri symptoms but 10 years ago that wasn’t a thing. At 39 I was told I was too young. For the following 5 years I bled almost constantly, I was anemic, sick and tired. I argued and fought to get it removed to no avail. Eventually I found a doctor to remove it. Over the following 2 years I went through menopause and thankfully got over the ordeal. Medical misogyny and gaslighting needs to stop.