The University of Minnesota's College of Pharmacy has paved the way for the first non-hormonal male birth control pill to ...

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Research from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, published in Nature Communications, laid the groundwork for the first hormone-free male birth control pill to enter clinical trials.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the birth control pill Opill to be available over-the-counter — the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States.

To be extra cautious, use another form of birth control, such as condoms and foam, during the first month. How and when to start the pill? No hard-and-fast rule exists as to when to start the pill.

A year after the nation's first nonprescription daily birth control pill debuted for sale, reproductive health advocates said its impact has been felt especially by young women who now can easily ...

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New mothers who start hormonal contraception after giving birth may face a slightly increased risk of depression in the ...

Nearly 32,000 Manitobans accessed birth control in the first four months after the rollout ... Oral contraceptives — often referred to as "the pill" — were the most commonly dispensed product ...