How to Use birth control in a Sentence

birth control

noun
  • One method is birth control pills.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
  • It's called the birth control pill.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Don’t ditch the birth control just yet, though.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Now there's a new choice for long-term birth control.
    — Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The right to birth control could very well be the next target.
    — Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
  • Smith said it can be put in the context of birth control pills.
    — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2021
  • What would be the safest way for someone my age to get birth control?
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
  • This has been enough birth control to last me at least 10 years.
    — R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2024
  • That said though, it shouldn’t be used as daily birth control.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Stop birth control and track your cycle.
    — Rachel Hosie, SELF, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Why are so many of them using the two worst methods of birth control?
    — Jodi Walker, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The mother called and asked if her daughter should go on birth control.
    — Sarah Stankorb, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2023
  • These can vary from person to person and may be based on the type of birth control.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Here's a brief overview of male birth control through the centuries.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
  • The health insurance at my last two jobs had charged me $0 for birth control.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 27 June 2025
  • The low risk procedure is widely known as a form of male birth control.
    — Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The same is true for people who have just come off of hormonal birth control.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Don’t forget that in the trials, women had to be on birth control.
    — Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Your iPhone may now be a form of birth control, economists warn.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, there are other forms of male birth control in the pipeline.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Depo-Provera is an injectable form of birth control.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Yes, but a person who takes these drugs needs to use a birth control for at least a month afterward.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Should morning after Plan B pills be your main source of birth control?
    — Alyssa Goldberg, The Courier-Journal, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Women who take birth control pills or are pregnant may also face an increased risk.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That early, vocal support for birth control has come back in recent years.
    — Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
  • The model may work for certain kinds of care, Mehrotra said, such as birth control.
    — Kff Health News, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Most Iowans support offering birth control pills over the counter, a new poll shows.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
  • If your birth control pills have expired, see your healthcare provider for a new prescription.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The pilot program compares streets using rat birth control to streets that aren't.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • About 10 weeks ago, the birth control failed between the woman and her partner.
    — Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN, 26 Sep. 2022

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