birth control pill

Synonyms:

anovulant, anovulatory drug, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill

Types:

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Demulen

trade name for an oral contraceptive

Enovid

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and norethynodrel

Loestrin

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone

Lo/Ovral

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel

Micronor

trade name for and oral contraceptive containing the progestin compound norethindrone

Modicon

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone

Norinyl

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone and mestranol

Norlestrin

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone

Nor-Q-D

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone

Ovocon

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone

Ovral

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel

Ovrette

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel

Ovulen

trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound

Type of:

birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device

an agent or device intended to prevent conception