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Enovid

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Noun1.Enovid - trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and norethynodrel
anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill - a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
norethynodrel - a progesterone derivative used in oral contraceptives and in the control of menstruation and the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding
mestranol - a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives


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Both were equally effective, but because of Searle's connection with Pincus and the fact that Syntex at that time could not match Searle's distribution network, Searle won out and was able to hit the market first with Enovid.
On the Pill: A Social History of Oral Contraceptives, 1950-1970 by Bullough, Vern L. / The Journal of Sex Research
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