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Best Online Birth Control

Compare telehealth services that prescribe and deliver hormonal contraception, with refills handled without a clinic visit.

  • Pill, patch and ring options
  • Home delivery
  • Automatic refills
  • No clinic visit required

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Birth Control providers, ranked

1

Lemonaid Health

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4.7

Editorial score 9.4/10

  • Featured Provider

Lemonaid Health offers online birth control, with a US-licensed clinician reviewing your health questionnaire and prescribing hormonal contraception where appropriate.

  • Online medical visit reviewed by a US-licensed clinician
  • Hormonal contraception prescribed where appropriate
  • Refills handled without a clinic visit

Pros

  • Prescriptions and refills managed remotely
  • Broad treatment menu across mental, sexual, women’s and general health
  • Entirely online intake and follow-up

Cons

  • IUDs and implants require an in-person procedure
  • Pricing is shown during checkout rather than on a public price list
  • Availability varies by state

Pricing

Online birth control visit — pricing shown at checkout

Best for

People who want hormonal contraception prescribed and refilled online

Visit Lemonaid Health

Service availability and pricing are set by Lemonaid Health and vary by condition and state — confirm current details on their site before starting.

How to choose

Check which methods a service actually prescribes, whether it requires a recent blood pressure reading before prescribing a combined pill, how refills are handled, and whether it can switch you to a different formulation if side effects appear.

How it works

Complete a health questionnaire including blood pressure and medical history, have a licensed clinician review it, and receive a prescription delivered to your door or sent to a pharmacy, with refills on a set schedule.

What you get

  • Prescriptions and refills without booking an in-person appointment
  • Discreet delivery on a recurring schedule
  • Clinician support when a formulation needs changing

Birth Control questions, answered

What types of birth control can be prescribed online?

Combined oral contraceptive pills, progestin-only pills, the patch and the vaginal ring can all be prescribed remotely. Long-acting reversible methods such as IUDs and implants require an in-person procedure, so online services can only advise on those.

Do I need a blood pressure reading first?

For combined hormonal contraception, yes. Oestrogen-containing methods are not appropriate for people with uncontrolled hypertension, and a current blood pressure reading is part of safe prescribing. A reputable service will ask for one before issuing a combined pill.

Who should not use combined hormonal birth control?

Combined methods are generally avoided in people with migraine with aura, a history of blood clots, uncontrolled high blood pressure, certain liver conditions, or who smoke and are over 35. Progestin-only options are often suitable instead, which is a decision for the reviewing clinician.

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