Grandma and her birth control pills Grandma scheduled the first visit with the new doctor in town. The doctor's office told her to bring a list of her medications with her for the consultation. The doctor was reading the list and came upon one prescription. ""Pardon me, but do you realize these are birth control pills?"" asked the doctor. Grandma said, ""yes, but I need them so I can get a good night's sleep."" The doctor said, ""there's nothing in these pills which would cause you to sleep."" Grandma said, ""that may well be, but, when I take one and grind it up in my 16-year-old granddaughter's orange juice, I sleep better at night.""