"Controversy has surrounded "the Pill" ever since it was first marketed in the United States in 1960. It has been studied medically, sociologically and morally, and yet much confusion still exists concerning these potent artificial steroids. The billions of dollars at stake in the marketing of the Pill and the power of the birth control industry to lobby both lawmakers and the media can easily divert the average person from the truth. Research has been published, books have been written, and common sense should make one cautious."