 CBC News: The Birth Control Pill
 - In-depth history of the contraceptive pill and how it impacted society.- American Experience: The Pill
- PBS show taking a close look at the importance and significance of birth control tablets in the USA since 1960.
- Brown University: Birth Control Pills (BCPs)
- Covers the benefits and side effects of birth control pills.
- Cover My Pills: Fair Access to Contraception Project
- Offers information, strategies, and resources for getting private health insurance plans to include coverage for contraceptives.
- HealthyWomen.org: Birth Control Pills
- Describes the benefits and side effects of progestin-only pills, combination pills, and emergency contraceptive pills.
- John Rock's Error
- Article by Malcom Gladwell discussing Rock's beliefs and the 28-day cycle of the Pill, Beverly Strassmann's findings about menstruation, and Pike's breast cancer research and GnRHA.
- Not My Pill
- Includes Kate's Movie and information from Public Citizen arguing that desogestrel, a chemical in 3rd-generation birth control pills, doubles the risk of blood clots.
- Oral Contraceptives
- Explains what birth control pills are and how they work as well as their common side effects and potential complications. From the University of Oregon Health Centre.
- TeensHealth: Birth Control Pill
- Describes birth control pills, daily medications that contain hormones to prevent pregnancy.
- The Pill - Oral Contraceptive
- Explains how birth control pills work as well as what to do when you miss taking the pill. From the Feminist Women's Health Centre.
- The Pill: 30 Years of Safety Concerns
- History of the development of oral contraceptives.
- WEGO Health: Birth Control Pill
- Find expert-rated resources on birth control pills, including an overview of how the pill works and the pros and cons of this drug.
- What You Need to Know on the Pill
- Explains the use of oral contraceptives in the U.S., covering new research and confusion about the pros and cons of hormonal contraception. From the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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