Do you know that ‘Saheli’–a new oral contraceptive for the females–was developed by scientists at Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in Lucknow, India?
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Answer: Yes, the oral contraceptive pill, Saheli was developed by Indian scientists.
Explanation:
The first birth control pill was developed in the year 1951 by an organic chemist named Carl Djerassi, but this pill had many effects like vomiting, nausea, bleeding between periods due to the steroid content in the pill.
But the Government of India in the 1960 is put a challenge in front of Indian Laboratories to come up with an effective birth control method.
Dr Nitya Anand along with his team of CDRI, Lucknow after several attempts found a suitable molecule and named it "Centchroman". This pill developed in India had much more advantages and less ill effects as compared to the Djerassi pill.
Some advantages are like it does not need to be taken on a regular basis or daily because it stays in the body for about a week. Secondly, this pill does not affect the the periods or the hormonal balance of the body.