FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive

Re:FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive by Ensorceled on Thursday July 13, 2023 @12:25PM (#36711802)

There is a lot of horrid comments in this thread ("Just have lots of kids!" and "Great, now people can live their addictions without worry"). It's a mix of ignorance, intolerance, misogyny and with a topping of "total lack of empathy".

I'm a bit mollified by the number of people responding to all of the horrid comments.

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Re:FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive by spondylosaurus on Thursday July 13, 2023 @12:34PM (#36711961)

Also, a lot of people don't realize that oral contraceptives offer benefits beyond literal contraception. I've been on the pill since I was a teen because it's the only thing that keeps wicked endometriosis symptoms at bay (and coincidentally have had the best luck on a progestin-only pill similar to the one that just got approved). And this is despite being in a monogamous relationship with a cis woman for the past five years—zero pregnancy risk there :P

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Re:FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive by Ensorceled on Thursday July 13, 2023 @12:50PM (#36712253)

My first wife had to deal with "slut shaming" in her teens for being "on the pill" for exactly the same reason.

> And this is despite being in a monogamous relationship with a cis woman for the past five years—zero pregnancy risk there :P

Ha! I can't believe this is the first time this scenario occurred to me!

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