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View synonyms for birth-control pill
birth-control pill
[ burth-kuhn-trohl ]
noun
- an oral contraceptive for women, containing the hormones estrogen and progesterone or progesterone alone, that inhibits ovulation, fertilization, or implantation of a fertilized ovum, causing temporary infertility.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of birth-control pill1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences
But what if vasectomies were cheap, non-invasive, fully reversible, and as widespread as the female birth control pill?
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the birth control pill.
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Not to mention the 80 percent of women in America who have had sex and used the birth control pill.
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Since January, 567 students received Plan B and 580 students received the birth control pill Reclipsen through the program.
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