Online birth control is safe — and the only option for some women.

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Getting the pill from online sites could make the contraception method far more accessible.

No drug is without risks, but he risks associated with aspirin are no more dangerous than those associated with birth control pills.
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▼ More than 99 percent of women ages 15 to 44 who have had sex have used birth control at some point in their life, and the pill is the most common form, according to a  reportby the Centers for Disease Control. But Britt Wahlin of Ibis Reproductive Health, a nonprofit women’s health research and advocacy group, says there are still many barriers to accessing contraception. In the U.S., birth control requires a doctor’s prescription. That typically demands an appointment, meaning time off work or securing childcare, and out-of-pocket costs, like transportation, even if medical costs are covered by insurance.
So it’s perhaps no surprise that the number of platforms allowing patients to get birth control online has grown in recent years. Today, women can get a prescription and order birth control through more than 15 online providers, like Nurx, Maven, LemonAid and Planned Parenthood Direct.
This means you can get a prescription for birth control online as your schedule allows without leaving your home. Getting the drug off the web also means skipping out on an in-person appointment with your doctor, a time set aside to discuss birth control options, effectiveness and potential side effects. But doctors and researchers argue that the benefits of this service far outweigh the risks.
It’s very safe.
Birth control medication is extremely safe, says Lauren Thaxton, OBGYN and assistant professor at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. “If you compare it to other common over-the-counter medication like aspirin, the side effect profile of birth control pills is pretty similar.”
While there are documented risks and complications that can arise from birth control use, studies have shown the risks are low.
Also, Thaxton points out, studies  showthat women are generally really good at self-screening for reasons they shouldn’t be on certain birth control options without the help of a clinician.
But while getting birth control via the internet might seem a bit unconventional, patients do interact with a doctor or healthcare professional in some capacity. Platforms like Maven, known as the digital clinic for women, require a video appointment with a practitioner. Others like The Pill Clubask patients to fill out a questionnaire that’s then reviewed by a medical team before a prescription is made.
Oral contraception is so safe, in fact, that efforts to make an over-the-counter option are supported by groups like Ibis, which leads the Free the Pill campaign, and the American  College of Obstetricians and  Gynecologists (ACOG), a professional OBGYN organization. Over-the-counter birth control is already available in many countriesin Asia, Africa, as well as Central and South America.
You don’t need preventative screenings in order to get birth control. (▪ ▪ ▪)

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Rhett_Bassard

I'm reminded of birth control wisdom I learned about 55 yrs ago:
storks bring babies, but swallows prevent them ;)

Rhett_Bassard

Aspirin is readily available to anyone and pretty good birth control.
Women can simply hold the aspirin between their knees and likely avoid insemination.

Pedro_P

Rhett Bassard 24-11-2018 04:57 PM
Aspirin is readily available to anyone and pretty good birth control.
Women can simply hold the asp ...

I think that recommendation I have heard from the Venezuelan Minister of Health.