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A Bitter Pill
Side Effects from The Pill Can Be Hard to Swallow
By Brittany Shoot
When the first generation of birth control pills was approved for sale in 1960, “the pill,” as it came to be known, was heralded as a great liberator. At long last women could reliably control their fertility. After just two years on the market, more than a million women were incorporating the pill into their daily routine. Within five years, the pill had become the most popular form of birth control in North America. |
Winter 2014
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