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oral contraceptive
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oral contraceptive

In medicine, synthetic female hormones that are taken by mouth for contraception and commonly referred to as the pill.



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It works like a regular birth control pill, preventing pregnancy by stopping the release of an egg from the ovary.
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Although it is contraindicated for women taking birth control, it is particularly helpful for those women coming off of the birth control pill and wanting to establish a regular cycle without the use of synthetic hormones.
Herbal support for the menstrual cycle by Connell, Lupo / New Life Journal
The development of the birth control pill in 1960, which allowed greater control over a woman's cycle of fertility, seemed to many Catholics to be a more refined and effective version of the rhythm method.
Catholics and Contraception: An American History by Kelly, Timothy / Journal of Social History
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