8 Foods and Supplements to Avoid While Taking Birth Control Pills

Birth control pills are highly effective, but certain foods, drinks, and supplements can interfere with their absorption or ...
Khaberni

What dietary supplements reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills?

The effectiveness of birth control pills depends on regular use, but some dietary supplements may interfere with the function ...
News-Medical.Net on MSN

New publication describes the chemical journey of non-hormonal male birth control pill

A newly published manuscript authored by Dr. Gunda Georg, YourChoice Therapeutics and Columbia University Medical Center ...
Yahoo

You Can Now Order Birth Control Pills On Amazon Without A Prescription

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S., is now available to order ...
Los Angeles Times

The first over-the-counter birth control pill becomes available. Where is it sold?

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 ...
USA Today

Opill approval means greater access to birth control pills. What else does it mean?

The Food and Drug Administration this week approved the country’s first birth control pill to be sold to Americans over the counter without a prescription – 50 years after it first appeared on the ...
Newsweek

Male Birth Control Pill Gets One Step Closer: What We Know

Researchers have made a breakthrough that could represent a major step forward in making the male "pill" a reality. The Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Drug Discovery's research focused on a ...
WUNC

First over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. expands access to contraception

The first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S. — Opill — will soon be online and in stores, boosting convenience and access to oral contraceptives. This means people will be able ...
PBS

Birth control pill users are frustrated. Here's why.

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FITBOOK magazine on MSN

The birth control pill increases the need for these 5 nutrients

It can reduce nutrient absorption in the intestines or increase excretion through the kidneys. FITBOOK nutrition expert ...
Capital Public Radio

First over-the-counter birth control pill now for sale online

Opill, the first oral contraceptive pill to be available without a prescription in the U.S., is now available to buy online at opill.com. The daily pill shipped to retailers nationwide in early March.
Verywell Health on MSN

9 foods and supplements to avoid when taking birth control pills

Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Birth control pills are a highly effective way to prevent pregnancy when taken ...