A game-changing over-the-counter birth control pill - should you switch to it?

In a momentous decision on Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first over-the-counter hormonal birth control called Opill for purchase without prescription or age restriction.

A watershed moment in the history of reproductive rights, the Opill is expected to dismantle several different barriers preventing individuals and often medically underserved communities from ready and quick access to birth control. This comes especially at a time when unintended pregnancies account for around half of all pregnancies in the US.

So how exactly does the Opill work, and is it safe? Here’s what you need to know. FULL STORY from Inverse