Birth Control Pill Zorane Was Introduced

Many birth control methods were discovered before the ’60s, but the first oral contraceptive came around that decade. It was such a bizarre idea at the time that Enovid had to be introduced to the Food and Drug Administration as medicine for menstrual problems. After it was approved by the agency, there were side effects that showed.

This led to other versions of the contraceptive with low levels of estrogen, just like this pictured Zorane pills kept in compact containers. The introduction of oral birth controls forever changed history, and in 1972, it became legal, not just for married couples but for everyone to consume.