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    Birth Control Apps Find A Big Market In 'Contraception Deserts'

    For some U.S. women who buy hormonal contraception via an app, it's all about convenience — birth control pills in the mail, without an office visit. But in Texas there's much more to it.
    by Lesley McClurg Mar 26, 2018 4 minutes
    Source: Paige Vickers for NPR

    Rachel Ralph works long hours at an accounting firm in Oakland, Calif., and coordinates much of her life via the apps on her phone.

    So when she first heard several months ago that she could order her usual brand of birth control pills via an app, and have them delivered to her doorstep in a day or two, it seemed perfect. She was working 12-hour days.

    "Food was delivered, dinner was often delivered," Ralph says. "Anything I could get sent to my house with little effort — the better."

    Ralph ordered a three-month supply of pills via the app of a San Francisco-based company called. It's one of several digital ventures, including and , that now provide several types of hormonal contraception without requiring a live visit to a doctor or other health care provider.

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