Portuguese
pílula 
A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception.
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Despite myriad methods on offer, however, the pill continues to reign supreme.
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The birth control pill hit the market less than a decade later.
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This low cost and simplified three-pill treatment is certain to improve compliance.
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The reality will be yet another bitter pill for hard-pressed Irish taxpayers.
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The pill has caused nausea and other gastrointestinal problems in psoriasis patients.
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The birth control pill hit the market less than a decade later.
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Carl Djerassi, inventor of the birth control pill, writes novels and plays.
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I think the major thing that liberated women was the birth control pill.
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Giddens argued that the birth control pill isolated sex from marriage and children.
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I pocketed the brush for the moment and glanced at the birth control pill case.
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These are common effects experienced by women who take the contraceptive pill.
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She couldn't remember and he asked if she was on the contraceptive pill.
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That's why there's still no systemic male contraceptive pill, promised since the sixties.
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The contraceptive pill is safe but it does not offer protection against heart disease.
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I know I was irresponsible to forget to take my contraceptive pill just once.
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Flutamide plus the oral contraceptive pill is beneficial for acne associated with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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The government's drug-buying agency is working to manage a shortage of a popular oral contraceptive pill.
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Pharmac has moved to reassure pharmacies they will be fully stocked with the oral contraceptive pill by Monday.
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Results: Mothers' longer working time was mildly associated with daughters' oral contraceptive pill use, though no clear trend was observed.
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A family doctor has been censured for prescribing an oral contraceptive pill to a high-risk patient without discussing the risks.
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History of oral contraceptive use was obtained before objective testing for thrombosis.
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The claims involve generic versions of Barr's Seasonale extended-cycle oral contraceptive product.
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No overall associations were found with oral contraceptive use or hormone replacement therapy.
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Variables not associated with TM included oral contraceptive intake, hormone replacement therapy, and age.
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Bayer's main oral contraceptive brand Yasmin has also been subject to controversy over health risks.
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The discovery and popularisation of the anovulant pill had, for many (and not just the bar-room theologians) fundamentally changed the rules of the game.