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birth control

[burth kuhn-trohl] / ˈbɜrθ kənˌtroʊl /


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Around a decade later, when Danovich went to a clinic for another IUD—a small, T-shaped birth control device that’s inserted past the cervix into the uterus—she asked the doctor for pain medication.

From Slate Jun. 7, 2026

For many patients, birth control and other reproductive health medications already arrive by delivery, prescribed through telehealth and filled by out-of-state pharmacies.

From Salon May 2, 2026

Father-of-five Jason Day jokingly described the occasion as "a circus", with Clark adding: "As a man with no kids I'll say it's great birth control but it's a lot of fun."

From BBC Apr. 8, 2026

The family rose to fame via “19 Kids and Counting,” a long-running TLC reality series about a fundamentalist Christian family who homeschooled their children and disavowed birth control and kissing before marriage.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

It was the tail end of the baby boom in a heavily Catholic community, back when Catholics still listened to Rome on matters of birth control.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove



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