Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Opill, first-ever over-the-counter birth control, now accessible

Opill, first-ever over-the-counter birth control, now accessible

Elizabeth Hope, Staff Writer March 26, 2024

On March 4, the first non-prescription birth control pill was approved in the United States. The newly FDA-approved contraceptive is called Opill. Opill.com states, “After nearly a decade of research...

FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control

FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control

Izabella Ali Bocas, Contributor September 5, 2023

The FDA recently approved Opill, an oral contraceptive for over-the-counter use. Opill is the first contraceptive approved within the United States that does not require a prescription. It has been...

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Male Birth Control & Female Viagra

Justice Lovin March 29, 2018

In 1960, the FDA approved the birth control pill for contraceptive use. This, so the story goes, lowered the stakes for casual sex and provided women in the U.S. a degree of sexual freedom that played...

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