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Emergency contraceptives are available over the counter in Peru (no prescription needed). | Emergency contraceptives are available over the counter in Peru (no prescription needed). | ||
'''Be careful:''' Many pharmacies in Peru sell "emergency contraception" pills that are not in fact EC. According to Refinery29: "The country's Catholic roots made it slow to warm to regular contraception, much less Plan B. Now, it has some pretty suspicious stuff going on with women’s reproductive rights. A while back, the folks at Prosalud Inter Americana (a nonprofit organization that works to raise awareness about sexual health throughout South American countries) began to suspect something was up with emergency contraception coming through the pharmacies in Peru. So, they decided to do a little digging and sent pill samples to the U.S. for testing at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. What they found: One in four pills wasn’t actually emergency contraception at all. The levonorgestrel (which makes the morning-after pill work) was subbed out for cheap antibiotics. So, when women were heading to the pharmacy to pick up what they thought was protection against an unwanted pregnancy, 25% of the time they were being duped."<ref>[http://www.refinery29.com/2014/08/72175/peru-fake-birth-control-scandal Refinery29: Your Worst Birth-Control Nightmare Happened in Peru]</ref> | '''Be careful: Pharmacies:''' Many pharmacies in Peru sell "emergency contraception" pills that are not in fact EC. According to Refinery29: "The country's Catholic roots made it slow to warm to regular contraception, much less Plan B. Now, it has some pretty suspicious stuff going on with women’s reproductive rights. A while back, the folks at Prosalud Inter Americana (a nonprofit organization that works to raise awareness about sexual health throughout South American countries) began to suspect something was up with emergency contraception coming through the pharmacies in Peru. So, they decided to do a little digging and sent pill samples to the U.S. for testing at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. What they found: One in four pills wasn’t actually emergency contraception at all. The levonorgestrel (which makes the morning-after pill work) was subbed out for cheap antibiotics. So, when women were heading to the pharmacy to pick up what they thought was protection against an unwanted pregnancy, 25% of the time they were being duped."<ref>[http://www.refinery29.com/2014/08/72175/peru-fake-birth-control-scandal Refinery29: Your Worst Birth-Control Nightmare Happened in Peru]</ref> | ||
More on fake medicine from a travel blogger in Peru: "Sales of fake medicines or medicines past their expiration time (re-branded to appear as new) or medicines of dubious origins are a constant problem in Lima, Peru. Most of these medicines are sold around the poorest areas of Lima and as long as you stick to any of the good pharmacies mentioned above everything should be okay. Always look at your medicine and check the expiration date anyways."<ref>[http://perutravelerblog.com/tips/10-things-know-pharmacies-lima-peru/ 10 Things to Know about Pharmacies in Lima Peru]</ref> | More on fake medicine from a travel blogger in Peru: "Sales of fake medicines or medicines past their expiration time (re-branded to appear as new) or medicines of dubious origins are a constant problem in Lima, Peru. Most of these medicines are sold around the poorest areas of Lima and as long as you stick to any of the good pharmacies mentioned above everything should be okay. Always look at your medicine and check the expiration date anyways."<ref>[http://perutravelerblog.com/tips/10-things-know-pharmacies-lima-peru/ 10 Things to Know about Pharmacies in Lima Peru]</ref> | ||
'''Be careful: Public Hospitals:''' Peru has banned the distribution of EC in public hospitals. Don't waste your time trying to get EC there. As reported by teh Center for Reproductive Rights in May 2016: "Peru’s ban on the distribution of emergency contraception in public hospitals denied a rape survivor access to essential medical treatment following her assault, according to a new case filed in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) – a principal human rights body for the Americas.... Peru has the highest reported rate of rape in South America, yet in 2009, Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal ordered the Ministry of Health to stop distributing emergency contraception in public hospitals, wrongfully claiming the medicine induces abortion and that the government therefore cannot distribute it through public institutions."<ref>[http://www.reproductiverights.org/press-room/new-human-rights-case-filed-on-behalf-of-peruvian-rape-survivor-denied-emergency-contraception New Human Rights Case Filed on Behalf of Peruvian Rape Survivor Denied Emergency Contraception at Public Hospital]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||