- American Experience: The Pill
PBS show taking a close look at the importance and significance of birth control tablets in the USA since 1960.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill
- WEGO Health: Birth Control Pill
Find expert-rated resources on birth control pills, including an overview of how the pill works and the pros and cons of this drug.
birth-control.wegohealth.com/birth-control-pill.html
- Brown University: Birth Control Pills (BCPs)
Covers the benefits and side effects of birth control pills.
www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Health_Education/sexual_heal...
- TeensHealth: Birth Control Pill
Describes birth control pills, daily medications that contain hormones to prevent pregnancy.
www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_birth.htm...
- Not My Pill
Includes Kate's Movie and information from Public Citizen arguing that desogestrel, a chemical in 3rd-generation birth control pills, doubles the risk of blood clots.
www.notmypill.org
- The Pill - Oral Contraceptive
Explains how birth control pills work as well as what to do when you miss taking the pill. From the Feminist Women's Health Center.
www.fwhc.org/birth-control/thepill.htm
- CBC News: The Birth Control Pill
In-depth history of the contraceptive pill and how it impacted society.
archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-572/life_society/pill
- Cover My Pills: Fair Access to Contraception Project
Offers information, strategies, and resources for getting private health insurance plans to include coverage for contraceptives.
www.covermypills.org
- HealthyWomen.org: Birth Control Pills
Describes the benefits and side effects of progestin-only pills, combination pills, and emergency contraceptive pills.
www.healthywomen.org/healthtopics/birthcontrolpills
- John Rock's Error
Article by Malcom Gladwell discussing Rock's beliefs and the 28-day cycle of the Pill, Beverly Strassmann's findings about menstruation, and Pike's breast cancer research and GnRHA.
www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_03_10_a_rock.htm
- Oral Contraceptives
Explains what birth control pills are and how they work as well as their common side effects and potential complications. From the University of Oregon Health Center.
healthcenter.uoregon.edu/patientinfo/contraceptives_oral.html
- MayoClinic.com: Birth Control Pill FAQ
Information the effects of birth control pills on women's health from menstruation to menopause and everything in between.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/birth-control-pill/WO00098
- What You Need to Know on the Pill
Explains the use of oral contraceptives in the U.S., covering new research and confusion about the pros and cons of hormonal contraception. From the Kaiser Family Foundation.
www.kff.org/womenshealth/20020618a-index.cfm
- The Pill: 30 Years of Safety Concerns
History of the development of oral contraceptives.
www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00027.html
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