Birth Control Pills Approved By The Fda In 1960s

At the time estelle griswold was planned parenthood of connecticut s executive director and an activist for birth control access.

Birth control pills approved by the fda in 1960s. Development of the pill as it became popularly known was initially commissioned by birth control pioneer margaret sanger and funded by heiress katherine mccormick. The pill became very popular and had a major impact on society and culture. 1962 it s an instant hit. After three years the number almost doubles to 2 3 million.

It contributed to a sharp increase in college attendance and graduation rates for women. Here s a brief history of the birth control pill and how it works. By 1960 when the fda was asked to approve enovid for contraception the birth control pill had. 1960 the pill is approved for contraceptive use.

The pill has revolutionized women s health over the last five decades. Searle company of chicago illinois. Fda approves the pill the food and drug administration fda approves the world s first commercially produced birth control bill enovid 10 made by the g d. In june the fda approved enovid though not for birth control but for menstrual disorders.

Oral contraceptives commonly known as birth control pills or just the pill were approved by the fda on june 23 1960. The uk followed suit only a year later making it available on the. The food and drug administration approved the world s first commercially produced birth control pill enovid 10 on may 9 1960. In 1960 the fda approved the pill as a contraceptive but in some states like connecticut it wasn t actually legal for doctors to prescribe it.

After two years 1 2 million americans women are on the pill. How the approval of the birth control pill 60 years ago helped change lives before the pill was approved by the fda on may 9 1960 there were few contraceptive options available to young women. Searle company of chicago. The birth control pill played a far more important role in the upheaval of the 1960s and the.