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If you go through the public health care system, you can get birth control and condoms for free in Costa Rica. Otherwise, you can expect to pay between $10 to $30 USD/per box (one month supply) of birth control pills. | * If you go through the public health care system, you can get birth control and condoms for free in Costa Rica. Otherwise, you can expect to pay between $10 to $30 USD/per box (one month supply) of birth control pills. | ||
* One local says, "I paid around $20 USD per month on Qlaira birth control pills. I then switched to Mirena (iud) and payed around $300 for getting it placed." (March 2017) | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
One local says, "Tampons you can find in every supermarket and every convenience store. In the smallest remote towns you might not be able to, because it's little known or taboo. But even in most little beach towns, for example, you can definitely find them. Also most every drug store carries them. Now we're starting to see the menstrual cup be also available, but just in the cities." | |||
In Costa Rica, you can find pads, tampons and menstrual cups. Pads are the most readily accessible, and they can be found in pharmacies and grocery stores. Regarding tampons, you can find them in Costa Rican cities. One local says, "You can get tampons everywhere! Drugstores, supermarkets, mini-markets, 'pulperias.' Wherever you can get groceries, you will find tampons." You can purchase menstrual cups from [https://www.facebook.com/Femmecupcostarica/ FemmeCup Costa Rica]. They have Femmecup (small size) in 20,000, Fleurcup (small size and large size) 18,000 (no pouch) and Naturcup (L) in 22,000. You can also buy DivaCup online from [http://www.mamaecologica.com/ Mama Ecologica] (Avenida 3 Calles 2 y 4 Santo Domingo, Heredia Province, Costa Rica). | In Costa Rica, you can find pads, tampons and menstrual cups. Pads are the most readily accessible, and they can be found in pharmacies and grocery stores. Regarding tampons, you can find them in Costa Rican cities. One local says, "You can get tampons everywhere! Drugstores, supermarkets, mini-markets, 'pulperias.' Wherever you can get groceries, you will find tampons." You can purchase menstrual cups from [https://www.facebook.com/Femmecupcostarica/ FemmeCup Costa Rica]. They have Femmecup (small size) in 20,000, Fleurcup (small size and large size) 18,000 (no pouch) and Naturcup (L) in 22,000. You can also buy DivaCup online from [http://www.mamaecologica.com/ Mama Ecologica] (Avenida 3 Calles 2 y 4 Santo Domingo, Heredia Province, Costa Rica). | ||
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* [http://www.hospitalsanjose.net/ CIMA Hospital]: This hospital was recommended by a San José local who says they have "great gynecologists." Address: Autopista Próspero Fernández, San José, San Rafael, Costa Rica. Phone: +506 2208 1000. | * [http://www.hospitalsanjose.net/ CIMA Hospital]: This hospital was recommended by a San José local who says they have "great gynecologists." Address: Autopista Próspero Fernández, San José, San Rafael, Costa Rica. Phone: +506 2208 1000. | ||
* "I can highly recommend both María Peñaranda and Alberto Johanning. They both have their practices in CIMA hospital, in San José (the capital)." - San José local | |||
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