How to Use birth control in a Sentence

birth control

noun
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  • In both stories, there is a twist involving birth control.
    — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
  • One of the top reasons why patients go to their primary care provider is for birth control.
    — Adelaide H. McClintock, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The timing of viral videos about the downsides of birth control is simply not ideal.
    — Sarah Sloat, Wired, 15 Aug. 2022
  • People are now asking these same questions about their hormonal birth control.
    — Sarah Sloat, Wired, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Last week, a couple was denied birth control at a Walgreens in Wisconsin.
    — Laura Weiss, The New Republic, 27 July 2022
  • This includes countries like the U.K. which have already switched birth control pills, statins, and erectile dysfunction agents.
    — Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The procedure, while quick and more than 99 percent effective, is considered a permanent form of birth control.
    — Wired, 24 July 2022
  • The history of birth control also is tainted by unethical medical practices, research shows.
    — USA Today, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The nation's largest drugstore chains have come under scrutiny in recent weeks for policies that allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense birth control if doing so conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs.
    — Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The right to birth control could very well be the next target.
    — Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
  • What would be the safest way for someone my age to get birth control?
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Included was The Pill in 1975, one of the first songs to discuss birth control.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The mother called and asked if her daughter should go on birth control.
    — Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Here's a brief overview of male birth control through the centuries.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
  • Bill Baird, the ‘father’ of birth control, on the religious right and Supreme Court.
    — Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024
  • That said though, it shouldn’t be used as daily birth control.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Read More Once the over-the-counter birth control pill is available, what about cost and coverage?
    — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
  • Cramping is the main birth control side effect for IUD users.
    — Heather Viggiani, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Much of the change was attributed to wider knowledge of long-lasting birth control, like the IUD.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 1 June 2023
  • About 10 weeks ago, the birth control failed between the woman and her partner.
    — Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The right to access birth control was enshrined in a 1965 Supreme Court ruling.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 5 June 2024
  • The same is true for people who have just come off of hormonal birth control.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Chan said birth control can be a good option for some, but not all, of her PCOS patients.
    — Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, there are other forms of male birth control in the pipeline.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • How Puerto Rican women were used to test the birth control pill.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The invention of the birth control pill, and women are crying out for it on this planet.
    — Samantha Barry, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The new year is set to see a slew of new laws enacted across the country that expand access to birth control.
    — Ellen Connelly Taaffe, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Most Iowans support offering birth control pills over the counter, a new poll shows.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Losing fistfuls of hair might happen while the body adjusts to the hormones in birth control pills.
    — Christin Perry, Parents, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The devices, which are placed within the uterus to prevent pregnancy, are the third most common form of birth control in the US.
    — Maya Davis, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024

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