Important people
The christian gynecologist who stumbled upon hormones for birth control by accident
Who is John Rock?
The country these trials took place
What is Puerto Rico
Planned parenthood started to research this in 1950
What are oral contraceptives?
The birth control pill prevents this
What is pregnancy?
The company Margaret Sanger founded
What is Planned Parenthood?
The people who originally made a contraceptive like birth control from Barbasco root (wild yams)
Who are the Aztecs?
The reason Pinicus couldn't hold the trials in the United States
What are constrictions and laws against it in the US?(illegal)
The first planned parenthood clinic was closed down after 10 days because of this act
What is the Comstock act?
The type of person this pill is made for
Who are women?
Another thing that the birth control pill can help with
What is acne/ menstrual/ period cramps?
The woman who started planned parenthood
Who is Margaret Sanger?
The effectiveness of the pill if it was used properly
What is 100%?
Name of the first oral contraceptive
What is Enovid?
The 2 hormones the pill is made of
What are estrogen and progestin?
Nickname for the birth control pill
What is the Lifestyle drug?
She primarily funded the creation and the trials for the pill
Who is Katherine McCormick?
Amount of women who died during the trials
What is 3?
Year that the Rio Piedra trials started
What is 1955?
The birth control pill was the first long term medication approved for these people
Who are healthy people?
The root vegetable Pincus got progestin from
What is Barbasco root / wild yam?
The man who created the pill and ran the trials in Puerto Rico
Who is Gregory Pincus?
A reason the trial was unethical (4 correct answers)
What is not informed about it being a trial/ 17% had dismissed side effects/ 3 women died/ targeted poor, uneducated women?
The FDA approved this in 1999
What is Plan B?
List 2 possible side effects (6 correct answers)
What is nausea/ strokes/ blurred vision/ depression/ blood clots/ weight gain?
Reasons that the side effects took a long time for doctors to figure out (3 correct answers)
What is there wasn't enough proof/ they thought they were exaggerating/ women went to different doctors so they weren't each seeing the same symptoms?