birth-control pill

American  

[burth-kuhn-trohl] / ˈbɜrθ kənˌtroʊl /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of birth-control pill

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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birth-control pill

"It may be that the day will come when people say the birth-control pill was a mistake," Alan Sears explained.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2023

If the FDA follows this advice, the medication, sold under the name Opill, will be the first birth-control pill available without prescription in the United States.

From Scientific American ● May 12, 2023

A few years ago, after learning she had high blood pressure, Shannon Connell-Robichaud asked her doctor to switch her birth-control pill prescription.

From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2021

Carl Djerassi, 91, the Stanford University chemist widely considered the father of the birth-control pill, died Jan. 30 in San Francisco.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2015

Just before I moved to New York, two historic events had occurred: the birth-control pill was invented and the first Julia Child cookbook was published.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 6, 2006