An fara amincewa da su don amfani da maganin hana daukar ciki a Amurka a 1960, kuma suna da shahararren nau'i na kula da haihuwa. A halin yanzu fiye da mata miliyan 100 ne ke amfani da su a duk duniya kuma kusan mata miliyan 12 a Amurka. Ya zuwa shekara ta 2014, kashi 15.6% na matan Amurka masu shekaru 15-44 sun ba da rahoton cewa suna amfani da maganin hana haihuwa, wanda ya sa ya zama hanyar da aka fi amfani da ita a tsakanin mata a cikin wannan shekarun. Amfani ya bambanta sosai ta ƙasa, shekaru, ilimi, da yanayin aure. Kashi ɗaya bisa uku na mata masu shekaru 16-49 a Burtaniya a halin yanzu suna amfani da kwaya mai haɗuwa ko kwayar progestogen kawai, Tambaya: Yaushe aka fara amince da kwayar hana haihuwa don amfani a Amurka?
Shekarar 1960