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  1. #FDA advisers vote unanimously in favor of #OTC #birthcontrol pills
    #Opill is a once-a-day pill containing only #progestin. Approved in 1973 and has shown to be remarkably safe in five decades since then, proving safer than combination hormone pills that have risks of blood clots. Experts estimate Opill is about 93% effective at preventing #pregnancy in reallife use, higher than real-life efficacy of other easily accessible birth-control methods, such as condoms (87%).
    arstechnica.com/science/2023/0