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Enovid: The First Hormonal Birth Control Pill (1957–1988)

By: Ilani Higgins | Published: Aug 09, 2025

In 1960, the US-based pharmaceutical lab G.D. Searle and Company, or Searle, launched Enovid, one of the first oral birth control pills, following…

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