The first birth ... the over-the-counter use of the oral contraceptive last summer in a landmark decision. Women can now walk into any pharmacy or go online to purchase the pills without medical ...

Birth control pills without a prescription will be available on retail shelves for the first time in the U.S. this month. The over-the-counter contraceptive pills—branded as Opill and made by ...

Birth control has revolutionized people’s ability to take charge of their health, pursue their dreams, and decide if and when ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States. Soon, you will be able to get this safe and effective form of hormonal ...

don’t start using your birth control pills until it’s been 6 days or more since you had unprotected sex. If you took a levonorgestrel emergency contraception pill (like Plan B or other ...

Birth control can cost anywhere from $0 to over $6,000, depending on which of the many types of birth control you choose. Birth control is free when you have insurance. You don't have to meet a ...

The contraceptive mandate does not cover condoms or emergency contraception — which are typically bought without a prescription — and it does not cover a new over-the-counter hormonal birth control ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved the U.S.’s first over-the-counter daily hormonal birth control pill, called Opill, last year, with boxes of the drug appearing on pharmacy shelves last ...

Contact your local Planned Parenthood health center for more information. You can get birth control pills by prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) birth control at many drug stores or online. For ...

Birth control pills are generally safe to take over a long period of time. Most of the research looking into the link between them and cancer comes from observational studies. According to the ...