Birth control pills go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A couple gets a prescription for birth control pills from a doctor at a Tokyo family planning clinic Sept. 2, the day sales began in Japan for low-dose oral contraceptives. Women with a doctor's prescription can buy nine different types of ''the pill,'' introduced in the United States almost 40 years ago, at pharmacies.

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• ILEA001079291

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• 1999/9/02 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

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• 1999 Kyodo News

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