birth control
noun
1
: control of the number of children or offspring born especially by preventing or lessening the frequency of conception : contraception
2
: contraceptive devices or preparations
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web One of the top reasons why patients go to their primary care provider is for birth control. 
Adelaide H. Mcclintock, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022 In the past month, Planned Parenthood Arizona has seen a surge in requests for birth control, specifically long-acting reversible contraception like IUDs, Fonteno said. Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2022 In early-pandemic New York City, Mehra took calls from worried immigrant women who didn’t know where to turn for birth control as their abusive circumstances were worsening. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 7 July 2022 After leaving Planned Parenthood in 2018, Ms. McGuiness helped found the Contraceptive Access Initiative in 2020, working on the continuing effort to make birth control pills and other contraception available to women without a prescription. Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 In 1956, the first large-scale clinical trial of birth control pills was conducted on poor women in a San Juan housing project, who were not fully informed of their role in the study or the safety of the pill. USA Today, 11 Aug. 2022 This includes countries like the U.K. which have already switched birth control pills, statins, and erectile dysfunction agents. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Access to other forms of contraception like birth control pills and IUD devices was also out of the question. Heather Chen, CNN, 18 July 2022 For birth control pills to work they must be taken every day, and often at the same time every day. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2022 See More
Adelaide H. Mcclintock, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022 In the past month, Planned Parenthood Arizona has seen a surge in requests for birth control, specifically long-acting reversible contraception like IUDs, Fonteno said. Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2022 In early-pandemic New York City, Mehra took calls from worried immigrant women who didn’t know where to turn for birth control as their abusive circumstances were worsening. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 7 July 2022 After leaving Planned Parenthood in 2018, Ms. McGuiness helped found the Contraceptive Access Initiative in 2020, working on the continuing effort to make birth control pills and other contraception available to women without a prescription. Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 In 1956, the first large-scale clinical trial of birth control pills was conducted on poor women in a San Juan housing project, who were not fully informed of their role in the study or the safety of the pill. USA Today, 11 Aug. 2022 This includes countries like the U.K. which have already switched birth control pills, statins, and erectile dysfunction agents. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Access to other forms of contraception like birth control pills and IUD devices was also out of the question. Heather Chen, CNN, 18 July 2022 For birth control pills to work they must be taken every day, and often at the same time every day. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
birth control
noun
1
: control of the number of children born especially by preventing or lessening the frequency of conception : contraception
2
: contraceptive devices or preparations