FOR PREGNANCY PREVENTION∗
THE PILL CELEBRATED
ITS SWEET SIXTY
*If you are moderately obese, discuss with your healthcare provider whether Lo Loestrin Fe is appropriate for you.
*If you are moderately obese, discuss with your healthcare provider whether Lo Loestrin Fe is appropriate for you.
In 2020, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the FDA's approval of the first birth control pill. Since then, several types of birth control pills have become available on the market.
Take a look at the groundbreaking moments from 6 decades of the birth control pill empowering women to prevent pregnancy.
1960
The FDA approves “the Pill” as an oral contraceptive.
1965
Five years after FDA approval, 6.5 million women are on the Pill, making it the most popular form of birth control in the U.S.
1975
Birth control intersects with pop culture as country singer Loretta Lynn releases “The Pill,” one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time.
1980s
The modern, low-dose, two- and three-phase birth control pill becomes available.
1993
The Economist names the birth control pill as one of the Seven Technological Wonders of the Modern World.
2000
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rules that prescription contraception must be covered by health insurance in workplaces of 15 or more employees.
2014
Bloomberg Businessweek ranks the birth control pill No. 9 in their list of the 85 Most Disruptive Ideas in its 85-year history.
Where We Are Today
According to a national survey, from 2017 to 2019, the birth control pill was still one of the most popular forms of contraception, with over 10 million women aged 15–49 years using it in the U.S.
