Combined oral contraceptive pill
In the United States, the combined oral contraceptive pill was first given to women in 1960. When a woman uses the Pill in the right way, it works very well to prevent pregnancy. At the same time, it allows the woman and her partner to have sexual intercourse whenever they wish, without reducing the pleasure of sex. For these reasons, the Pill is a very popular method of birth control. Many different pills exist, with different kinds or amounts of hormones.