For those who find it a hassle to take the contraceptive pill every day and regularly forget to take one, there will be a nice solution in a while...
Researchers are testing a contraceptive pill that you don't have to take every day, but every month!
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The pill then remains in the stomach for a month and releases dosed hormones, which can prevent pregnancy, RTLnieuws.nl reports. When the hormones are 'depleted', the body breaks down the pill and leaves the body through the natural route.
It will be some time before the pill really hits the market, because a lot of research is still needed, but the researchers are positive:"In theory, a monthly pill may be more effective than the daily pill used so far."
The results have been published in the scientific journal Science Translational Medicine.
