Combined oral contraceptive pill
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The Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill (COCP), often referred to as "the Pill", is a birth control method, taken orally. It was first approved for contraceptive use in the United States in 1960, and are a very popular form of birth control.
The pill was approved by the FDA in the early 1960s; its use spread rapidly in the late part of that decade, generating an enormous social impact. Time magazine placed the pill on its cover in April, 1967.
The sexual revolution
One suggested trigger for the modern sexual revolution was the development of the birth control pill in 1960, which gave women access to easy and reliable contraception.
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