Enovid

American  

[en-ov-id] / ɛnˈɒv ɪd /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a hormonal compound used in medicine in varying doses for ovulation control, adjustment of the menses, severe uterine bleeding, or threatened habitual abortion.

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Example Sentences

“People are using the Enovid nasal spray for covid prevention. Is this effective, or are they getting a false sense of security from it?”

From Washington Post

In 1960, the Food and Drug Administration approved Enovid by the Searle pharmaceutical company, the first commercially available version of the pill.

From Washington Post

Within four years, more than four million women had used what was then marketed under the name Enovid.

From Washington Post

But there was initially one major downside to Enovid — the price.

From Time

As early as 1962, the manufacturer of one pill, Enovid, received reports of 132 cases of blood clots, and 11 of those resulted in death.

From US News