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birth control

[burth kuhn-trohl] / ˈbɜrθ kənˌtroʊl /


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Around a decade later, when Danovich went to a clinic for another IUD—a small, T-shaped birth control device that’s inserted past the cervix into the uterus—she asked the doctor for pain medication.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

For many patients, birth control and other reproductive health medications already arrive by delivery, prescribed through telehealth and filled by out-of-state pharmacies.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Later, the women share memories on the 1960s sociopolitical issues of birth control, homosexuality and the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Reliable birth control allowed women to plan careers with a predictability long afforded to men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

About a year later, a New York woman connected with some sort of national birth control organization came to Montclair to form a local chapter.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey



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