Since its FDA approval in the 60s, “the Pill” has become one of the most popular and effective forms of reversible birth control ever invented. Here’s what OB-GYN Kecia Gaither, MD, Director of Perinatal Services at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, tells her patients about taking birth control pills.
Dr. Gaither, an ob-gyn and maternal fetal medicine specialist, is director of perinatal services at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a member of NYC Health + Hospitals System in Bronx, New York.
References
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (2023). Combined hormonal birth control: Pill, patch, and ring.
Daniels, K, et al. (2013). National health statistics report: Contraceptive methods women have ever used in the United States: 1982 -2010. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Planned Parenthood. (n.d.). Birth control pill.
Planned Parenthood. (n.d.). How do I use the birth control pill.
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