Contraceptive Pills FDA’s approval of the first oral contraceptive, Enovid, in 1960, marked a revolution in women’s reproductive health. With it, women gained some control of family planning, as well as protection from dangerous pregnancies and delivery, and therapy for menstrual irregularities and infertility. In 1970, the FDA’s regulation of oral contraceptives took another important step when it began requiring that they include a package insert to inform patients of the health risks associated with the medication—one of the first times the agency mandated the inclusion of informational l
Contraceptive Pills FDA’s approval of the first oral contraceptive, Enovid, in 1960, marked a revolution in women’s reproductive health. With it, women gained some control of family planning, as well as protection from dangerous pregnancies and delivery, and therapy for menstrual irregularities and infertility. In 1970, the FDA’s regulation of oral contraceptives took another important step when it began requiring that they include a package insert to inform patients of the health risks associated with the medication—one of the first times the agency mandated the inclusion of informational literature in a medical product.
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