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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/7\/11\/23203546\/fda-over-the-counter-birth-control-pill-contraceptive-access<\/a> The Food and Drug Administration is set to evaluate an application for what would be the first over-the-counter birth control pill. French pharmaceutical company HRA Pharma said Monday<\/a> that it has formally asked the FDA to authorize its contraceptive. <\/p>\n The submission comes as the United States is grappling with a fast-changing reproductive healthcare landscape after the Supreme Court ended federal protections for abortion. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a Supreme Court opinion that the court should reconsider opinions on rights to contraception. The timing is a coincidence, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Welgryn, HRA Pharma\u2019s chief strategic operations and innovations officer, told The New York Times<\/em><\/a>. \u201cBirth control is not a solution for abortion access,\u201d she said. But an over-the-counter birth control pill would help remove barriers to contraception, she said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rare side effects of birth control pills can include blood clots, and some people with medical conditions that increase their risk of clots (like history of stroke) aren\u2019t recommended to take them. That\u2019s one reason they\u2019ve required a prescription. <\/p>\n HRA Pharma\u2019s birth control is a \u201cmini pill\u201d \u2014 it only contains the hormone progestin rather than a combination of progestin and estrogen. The mini pill is less commonly used in the United States, and people have to be careful to take it at the same time every day. But because it doesn\u2019t contain estrogen, it doesn\u2019t increase the risk of blood clots or stroke. <\/p>\n Organizations like the American Medical Association (AMA) support an over-the-counter birth control pill. \u201cProviding patients with OTC access to the birth control pill is an easy call from a public health perspective as the health risks of pregnancy vastly outweigh those of oral contraceptive use,\u201d said AMA board member David Aizuss in a statement.<\/p>\n Another pharmaceutical company, Cadence Health, is also working toward an over-the-counter birth control pill. Its pill is a combination of progestin and estrogen. Both companies have been in discussions with the FDA for years<\/a>. <\/p>\n
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