the Pill

1. A pill designed for contraception by preventing ovulation.

The Pill was introduced in the 1950s, and its possible side effects are still being investigated. It nonetheless offered an ease of use and reliability of result that no other method of contraception had ever before supplied. In this way, it contributed greatly to the sexual revolution.

Example Sentences

The pill in my pocket forgotten, I had found all the ecstasy I needed.

From Los Angeles Times

The pill’s safety and efficacy has been thoroughly researched for decades, and a systematic analysis of studies from 1985 through 2017 found contraception “does not have a negative effect on the ability of women to conceive following termination of use and it doesn’t significantly delay fertility.”

From Salon

The Heritage Foundation’s “report” on RRM wastes little time before demonizing the birth control pill as “a daily medication with no therapeutic purpose” and claiming, falsely, that the pill is the reason for infertility.

From Salon

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says the “myth” that the pill causes infertility is “often spread by people who do not have any medical education or training.”

From Salon

The pill is much less effective than injectables.

From BBC