The reason for the large gap in OCP effectiveness under perfect use and typical use may be due primarily to missed pills. Nearly 1 in 2 pill users report missing 1 or more pills per cycle. [5] The ...

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online. It is a progestin-only pill ...

Credit: Perrigo. Opill is a progestin-only oral contraceptive that is highly effective at preventing pregnancy when taken daily at the same time without interruption. On July 13, 2023, 50 years after ...

American women spend about five years either pregnant, trying to get pregnant or postpartum; contrast that with the three decades they spend trying to consciously avoid having a baby. That data, from ...

Editor’s Note (7/13/23): The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a birth-control pill called Opill for use without a prescription on Thursday. It’s now the first daily oral contraceptive to be ...