Longer Supply May Help Women Stick With the Pill, Tufts University School of Medicine and Baystate Medical Center Study

Women who get several months' worth of birth control pills at once are more likely to stick with the contraceptive than those who get a shorter-term supply, a new clinical trial suggests. As it stands, private and public health insurance plans in the U.S. generally limit how many months' worth of birth control pills can be prescribed at a time. The practice was established years ago, when there were concerns about the Pill causing certain health problems, including high blood pressure.

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