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World Service,03 Apr 2001,13 mins

The Pill, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill (COCP)

Drugs that Changed the World

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The female contraceptive pill has proved to be the simplest and most effective method to stop women from getting pregnant. A look at the combined oral contraceptive pill.

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