This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of the approval of oral contraception in the US, and the Pill's age is starting to show. Problems abound with its delivery, dosage and side effects. Ellen Friedrichs investigates how researchers have conceived of new ways to deliver birth control.
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Friedrichs, E. On the pill. Nat Med 16, 506–508 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0510-506
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