- "The Pill", is a birth control method that includes a combination of an estrogen and a progestin.
- Some birth control pills can help control acne.
- 18 percent of women said they’d skipped pills or stopped using them temporarily to save money.
- They were first approved for contraceptive use in the United States in 1960, and are a very popular form of birth control.
- The most serious complication associated with birth control pills are blood clots.
- They are currently used by more than 100 million women worldwide and by almost 12 million women in the United States.
- There are over 40 different brands of birth control pills in America.
- Many clinicians consider the public perception of weight gain on the birth control pill to be inaccurate.
- In one survey, 60 percent of men said that if there were a male birth control pill, they’d take it.
- The use of oral contraceptives for 5 years or more decreases the risk of ovarian cancer in later life by 50 percent.
Interesting facts about birth control pills
