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* You may be able to find tampons in larger or international stores, like Carrefour, Spinney, Al Maya or Choithram, but many women report difficulty when looking for them.  
* You should be able to easily find '''pads and pantyliners''' in many stores.
* If you're interested in menstrual cups, you can buy the DivaCup at [http://www.organicfoodsandcafe.com Organic Foods & Café] (Tel: 971 4 3384822), which has three locations (Village Mall, Sheikh Zayed Road and near Dubai Media City).<ref>[http://menstrualcupmap.com/ Menstrual Cup Map]</ref> The Emirati online retailer, [https://www.desertcart.ae/searchv1?q=menstrual+cup Desert Cart], sells many brands of menstrual cups as well (and provides free shipping in the Emirates). Some of the brands they sell include DivaCup (for AED 139), Monzcare R-CUP (for AED 53), Blossom Menstrual Cup (AED 77), LENA Feminine Hygiene Cup (AED 127) and more (all prices from May 2017). While MoonCup is sold internationally in Boots pharmacies<ref>[http://www.international.boots.com/toiletries/feminine-hygiene/menstrual-cups Boots - Menstrual Cups]</ref>, we're not sure if they're sold anywhere in the UAE.There appears to be no local sellers of LadyCup, RubyCup or Lunette, so those brands should be purchased online.
* You may be able to find '''tampons''' in larger or international stores, like Carrefour, Spinney, Al Maya or Choithram, but many women report difficulty when looking for them.  
* If you're interested in '''menstrual cups''', you can buy the DivaCup at [http://www.organicfoodsandcafe.com Organic Foods & Café] (Tel: 971 4 3384822), which has three locations (Village Mall, Sheikh Zayed Road and near Dubai Media City).<ref>[http://menstrualcupmap.com/ Menstrual Cup Map]</ref> The Emirati online retailer, [https://www.desertcart.ae/searchv1?q=menstrual+cup Desert Cart], sells many brands of menstrual cups as well (and provides free shipping in the Emirates). Some of the brands they sell include DivaCup (for AED 139), Monzcare R-CUP (for AED 53), Blossom Menstrual Cup (AED 77), LENA Feminine Hygiene Cup (AED 127) and more (all prices from May 2017). While MoonCup is sold internationally in Boots pharmacies<ref>[http://www.international.boots.com/toiletries/feminine-hygiene/menstrual-cups Boots - Menstrual Cups]</ref>, we're not sure if they're sold anywhere in the UAE. However, not all menstrual cup brands are sold in the UAE. For example, if you're interested in purchasing a LadyCup, RubyCup or Lunette, we can't find any evidence of them being sold locally in the UAE, so those brands should be purchased online.


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