The progestin-only minipill may be ideal for some ... Side effects, cost, and how the body responds to each form and brand of birth control pills will vary for each individual.

Major considerations include past success or failure with a particular Pill brand, and financial cost ... take a "minipill," which contains progesterone only. Does the Pill affect later fertility?

HR Pharma has filed for a prescription to OTC switch for Opill, a decades-old daily progestin-only pill, just a few weeks after its $2 billion takeover by Ireland-headquartered Perrigo was completed.

It can also be used more than three hours late from the usual time of intake of the progesterone-only pill or if there is dislodgment or early removal of a diaphragm or cervical cap, during failed ...