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Fifty years after the Food and Drug Administration approved a prescription birth control pill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill has become available to the public without a prescription ...

Separating fact from fiction around the pill. Birth control is used by millions of women but the questions around it are never ending for women -- from whether it will cause cancer or help prevent ...

The first over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill in the U.S. will hit the market soon, and the Biden administration is facing pressure from Democrats and reproductive health groups to make sure it ...

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The progestin-only minipill is 98% effective at preventing pregnancy when taken as directed, the manufacturer says Perrigo Company Plc Opill, the first birth-control pill you can buy without a ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, in July 2023. Now, the pills are ready for consumers to purchase at many of the biggest pharmacies ...

Requests for contraceptives, including long-term birth control and so-called "morning after" pills, and abortion pills soared after President-elect Donald Trump won the November 5 election. Doctors ...

Don’t like having your period? Hormonal birth control can be used for more than just preventing pregnancy — it’s also a popular way to go months or even years without a period. Continuous use birth ...

Male birth control is progressing. The first of its kind, a hormone-free male birth control pill, has been deemed safe for humans, Scientific American reported last month. But the question is, would ...

House Bill 1138, known as the Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act, would allow pharmacists to prescribe hormonal ...

Surgeon general pick Casey Means stood by her past claims that birth control has "horrifying health risks" and softened her ...