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Birth control pill users are frustrated. Here's why.

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Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill, is newly FDA approved — making birth control more accessible than ever. But birth control pill use has declined, and a wave of women on TikTok have been using #PillTok to talk about the uncomfortable side effects of the pill and other forms of hormonal contraception.

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