Yas for contraception and period regulation

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Yas is effective at preventing pregnancy by using three weeks of active pills containing estrogen and progesterone to prevent pregnancy, followed by a week of placebo pills to induce menstruation, resulting in shorter and lighter periods.

Soon you can buy them all at your local drugstore. The FDA approved an over-the-counter birth control pill that will be available later this month. Journalist Lux Alptraum and Megan Kavanaugh of the Guttmacher Institute explain why available doesn’t necessarily mean more accessible.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and guest-hosted by Alana Casanova-Burgess.

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