Wait, I Can Get Birth Control Online?

This changes everything

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Getting birth control has always been a little bit of a hassle for me. I need to go to a doctor, tell her that I want to have sex, and hope she agrees to write a prescription.

Then I need to go to a pharmacy to pick up the prescription. I have go every 4 weeks, because the idea of getting more than one month’s supply is apparently unheard of in my health insurance plan. I’m on a first name basis with the pharmacy techs.

Then I have to go back every year (often getting a Pap smear) to get the prescription renewed.

If you’re like me and you get assigned a new doctor every year, your physical day will be pushed back and you will likely have to submit a request by phone for a prescription renewal.

Then the doctor’s office might accidentally call your parents, who were listed as an emergency contact. That’s always fun.

Recently I found out that it’s possible to get a prescription for birth control online, and have it shipped to me. No doctor’s visit required.

*record scratch* What?!

You read correctly. Companies like Nurx, Prjkt Ruby, SimpleHealth, and PillClub can provide birth control online. You fill out a questionnaire about your health, and a doctor can write a…