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F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
(www.nytimes.com)
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Dangerous in the way that it's a hormonal treatment.
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
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.
[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.
In 2021 they already didn't have to abide by EU rules (and they stopped abiding pretty much instantly about a lot). Look, I never said it's not safe. I also didn't say it's safe. I live in a country where there's no shame in telling your gynecologist that you want on the pill, so this is of no concern to me whatsoever, I just shared my opinion based on the facts I just mentioned.
I won't advocate for using over-the-counter anticonception in my country, because here the system works. In US, it's definitely a good thing because some religious zealots feel like a woman's womb is their own property. The doctor knows you better than a pharmacist and if you can safely get a prescription, it's always better.