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Enovid

Enovid

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A brand name for an early hormonal birth control pill from the 1960s
  • noun
  • Archaic
: Enovid
  • In the 1960s, Enovid became the first oral contraceptive approved by the FDA for birth control.

Examples

  • It's Enovid.

    Rules Don't Apply (2016)

  • Season 1, Episode 1 was set in March 1960, which was a few months before the first pill, Enovid, was approved as a contraceptive by the FDA.

    Blog text (14)

  • Many women in the United States relied on Enovid for its contraceptive properties starting in the early 1960s.

  • Enovid was marketed as a revolutionary birth control pill, providing women with a new method of contraception.

Surface Forms

Enovid singular
Enovids plural

Etymology

Enovid is a brand name that uses the part ovid, which relates to 'egg' or 'ovary'. A helpful way to remember it is that this medicine works by stopping the release of eggs and so preventing pregnancy.