Wednesday, June 16, 2010

My Goals

  1. My goal is to come to school on time everyday.


  2. Take my baby to the clinic on tha ninteen for his immunizations.


  3. Get a job a soon as posible.


  4. Complete all my work.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

The Pill in America



The Pill in America was the only drug in the world to be known.The birth control pill was the first medication were designed for purely social.During 1957 the pill was sold for gynecological disorders but women were taking it for something else.When enovid came on the markets in 1960 as a contraceptive.1.2 million women were in the pill in less then two years,by 1965 5 million women were on the pill.

The original enovid pill contained 10 milligrams of progesterone and 1.5 milligrams of estrogen.scientists that were working on the pill decided to stay with 10 milligrams dose because they knew it was certaintio prevent ovulation.In 1968 the pill sale hit 150 million dollars that meant that more than 12 million women were on the pill.This pill also had high risks.doctors recommended this pill to women that were obese,smoked,had high blood pressure or a family history of blood clots against taking the pill.Alto of women preferred to deal with all the pregnancy side effects then to be on the pill.
In America the pill is still one of the most popular birth control, dangers of sexually transmitted disease and aids have led to an increased on barrier methods of contraception.Today the debate is not over the safety of the pill, but over the questions of whether it should remain a prescription drug or become available over the counter.searle was surprised when more than 500,000 women were taking the pill, women were using the pill for contraception purpose.