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F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill (www.nytimes.com)
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[-] distractedcactus@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

Dangerous in what way? According to the article:

The panel cited the long history of safety and efficacy of Opill, which was approved for prescription use 50 years ago. The over-the-counter pill will be identical to the prescription version, which is 93 percent effective at preventing pregnancy with typical use.

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

Dangerous in the way that it's a hormonal treatment.

[-] John_Coomsumer@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

Melatonin is an oral hormone too, doesnt really mean its unsafe inherently, i think maybe its best to listen to the expert panel for now

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

Obviously. Though I'm not particularly fond of US "experts". If some respectable EU authority says it's (mostly) safe, I'm gonna believe it's (mostly) safe.

[-] ravheim@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jul/08/contraceptive-pill-will-be-available-over-the-counter-for-the-first-time]

Here you go, approval in the UK from 2021.

[-] prole@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

This shit is already over the counter in much of Europe.

Did you do any research whatsoever about this before making such a confident statement about the "danger"? Or are you just going based on your feelings?

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