When her period first arrived when she was 12, Hannah LaCroix said her cramps were painful to the point where she struggled to get out of bed. Her menstrual discomfort mostly subsided, she said, once ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Women will soon be able to get birth control pills straight from store shelves, just like other medications. The Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter ...

The rollout is underway for Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, and online sales began Monday morning. Consumers can start ordering Opill online Monday, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s difficult to underscore just how big a deal this is. For the first time since ...

Soon, you’ll be able to pick up a pack of birth control just like you do your tampons and cheesy greeting cards: over the counter. Opill—a new daily birth control available in the US without a ...

More than six decades after Norgestrel was patented, the progestin-only birth control pill has debuted on drug store shelves and online as Opill. It’s the first oral contraceptive in the country ...

CHICAGO -- Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, will hit shelves at Walgreens locations across the nation starting this week, the company said. A ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — There’s a statewide effort in Michigan to get birth control pills and emergency contraception to people for free. No prescription needed. While supplies last, free ...

Share on Pinterest A new rule proposed by the Biden-Harris administration could mean free over-the-counter birth control pills for millions of people. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Biden-Harris ...

More than 60 years after the FDA first approved birth control, 151 million reproductive-aged women across the world are on the pill, according to a 2019 report by the United Nations. In recent years, ...

This is the fifth installment in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. Any Brown student can schedule an appointment with Student Health Services to review various ...

A strong majority of Iowans support Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to allow pharmacies to sell birth control without a prescription, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. Legislation ...