The combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP), often referred to as the birth control pill or colloquially as "the pill", is a type of birth control that...

Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control. The introduction...

is marketed as a contraceptive. The original hormonal method—the combined oral contraceptive pill—was first marketed as a contraceptive in 1960. In the...

brands of regular combined oral contraceptive pills in 1997. As of 2014, there are 26 brands of regular combined oral contraceptive pills containing levonorgestrel...

additional medical uses also exist. Progestogen-only pills differ from combined oral contraceptive pills (COCPs), which instead consist of a combination of...

Birth control pills come in a variety of formulations. The main division is between combined oral contraceptive pills, containing both estrogens and synthetic...

pregnancy. They have been shown to be as effective as the combined oral contraceptive pill with perfect use, and the patch may be more effective in typical...

Extended or continuous cycle combined oral contraceptive pills are a packaging of combined oral contraceptive pills (COCPs) that reduce or eliminate the...

was an American biologist and researcher who co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill. Pincus was one of five siblings born in Woodbine, New Jersey...

dose of medicine "The Pill", a general nickname for the combined oral contraceptive pill The Pill (film), a 2011 film "The Pill", a 1999 episode of That...