FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception

With the approval of the first over-the-counter oral contraceptive, pharmacists stand to play an ever-increasing role in helping expand access to reproductive health care in the post-Roe era.

Marian Jarlenski, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
July 13, 2023 • ~10 min

How will the Supreme Court's decision on mifepristone affect abortion access? 4 questions answered

The Supreme Court’s ruling on mifepristone keeps the drug accessible for now, but its future is still in limbo.

Tami S. Rowen, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
April 24, 2023 • ~10 min

Artemis is a new body suit for period pain – here's why it's named after a Greek goddess

There’s a long history in our society of period pain being played down, or just considered “normal”. But there’s plenty of evidence in the historical records that women have always experienced it.

Helen King, Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University • conversation
Feb. 8, 2023 • ~6 min

What is voluntary sterilization? A health communication expert unpacks how a legacy of forced sterilization shapes doctor-patient conversations today

The term voluntary sterilization, referring to the choice to receive permanent birth control, arose as a contrast to the involuntary, or forced, sterilization that stems from the eugenics movement.

Elizabeth Hintz, Assistant Professor of Health Communication, University of Connecticut • conversation
Dec. 9, 2022 • ~9 min

With over-the-counter birth control pills likely to be approved, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever-increasing role in reproductive health care

Some states already allow pharmacists to provide birth control to patients with a prescription. But FDA approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill could greatly expand access.

Marian Jarlenski, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Oct. 28, 2022 • ~8 min

Sex talk: Common misunderstandings doctors confront about preventing pregnancy

Doctors hear many of the same basic questions about sex from their patients.

Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University • conversation
May 20, 2020 • ~7 min

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