BIRTH CONTROL PILL


Meaning of BIRTH CONTROL PILL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1966

: any of various preparations that usually contain a combination of a progestin (as norethindrone) and an estrogen (as ethinyl estradiol), are taken orally especially on a daily basis, and act as contraceptives typically preventing ovulation by suppressing secretion of gonadotropins (as luteinizing hormone) — called also oral contraceptive

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