Get to know the pill

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1. True or false: Women who take the pill are more likely to die prematurely.
2. Which of the following items have been used for contraception: a) crocodile dung; b) frankincense oil; c) a lemon; d) sheep intestines; e) all of them.
3. What percent of women ages 15 to 44 currently use the pill a) 19 percent; b) 33 percent; c) 52 percent
4. What percentage of women of childbearing age have ever taken the pill? a) 33 percent; b) 52 percent; c) 80 percent
5. Who coined the phrase "birth control" in 1914?
6. How many children did the average American woman have in 1800?
7. Until recently, which decade did the United States experience its highest rate of childlessness? a) 1900s; b) 1940s; c) 1960s
8. How effective is the pill? a) 50 percent b) 80 percent; c) 92 percent
9. What musician was so thrilled with the invention of the pill that she wrote a song about it in 1975? a) Loretta Lynn; b) Carole King; c) Dolly
10. True or false: In 1960, the pill became available to all women.
11. True or false: The pill can decrease the likelihood that a woman will have a stroke.
12. True or false: Women on the pill have a higher likelihood of developing a sexual dysfunction.
13. What are the two hormones commonly found in the pill?
14. How does the morning-after pill work?
A. False. Less likely to die prematurely
B. E. All have been used for contraception.
C: A. 19 percent
D. C. 80 percent
E. Margaret Sanger
F. Seven
G. A. The 1900s
H. C. 92 percent
I. A. Loretta Lynn
J. False. It was illegal in some states and Planned Parenthood required women to be married.
K. False. There is an increased risk.
L. True.
M. Progestin and Estrogen
N. It contains hormones similar to those in the regular pill but in higher doses.

1. False. Women who take the pill are less likely to die prematurely from any cause, including heart disease and cancer. (1)

2. All have been used for contraception. Ancient Egyptians created a paste from the dung to be used as a vaginal insert; frankincense oil was used as a spermicide, per Aristotle’s suggestion; Casanova used a half a lemon as a cervical cap; Dr. Condom is often credited with creating the first condom, from sheep intestines, for King Charles II of England. (1)

3. A. Nineteen percent of women ages 15 to 44 are currently on the pill. (2)

4. C. Eighty percent of women have taken the pill. (3)

5. Margaret Sanger coined the term. She also founded the Birth Control League in 1942, a group that eventually changed its name to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (1)

6. The average American woman had seven children in 1800. (3)

7. A. The 1900s, due to a combination of contraception, abortion, not having sex and late or no marriage. (3)

8. C. The pill is 92 percent effective. (1)

9. A. Loretta Lynn’s “The Pill” celebrated the new birth control method. (3)

10. False. After the FDA approved the pill, it was still illegal in some states to prescribe it to single women. Planned Parenthood, too, required that women be married to get the pill. (1)

11. False. The pill increases the likelihood that a woman will have a stroke, although the increase is small in healthy women. It is not recommended that women who have had a stroke, blood clots, a heart attack, vein inflammation and high blood pressure take the pill. (2)

12. True. Thirty-three percent of women studied were at risk for a sexual problem, and 87 percent of those women had used contraception over the last half year. Those in the highest risk group were the women on oral hormonal birth control. (4)

13. The pill includes progestin, which keeps sperm from reaching the egg and keeps a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus, and estrogen, which keeps the ovaries from releasing eggs. (5)

14. After unprotected sex, a woman takes the “morning-after” pill, which contains hormones similar to those in the regular pill but in higher doses. Because conception rarely occurs immediately after intercourse, there is time for the progestin and estrogen to work. If a pregnancy has already occurred, the morning-after pill will not affect the pregnancy. (5)

Sources: Time (1), Planned Parenthood (2), The Washington Post (3) National Institutes of Health (4) MayoClinic.com (5) взято отсюда