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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* You can find condoms in Belgrade pharmacies. Typically, Durex brand condoms are sold. | |||
* You can buy '''birth control pills''' in Serbia without a prescription at pharmacies. Some brands you can expect to see are Neogynon, Stediril, Stediril-d and Microgynon-30.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> Note that progestin-only pills, like Cerazette and Azalia, are not sold in Serbia (as of May 2017), so local women tend to purchase them in Croatia or Hungary (and then bring them back to Serbia), if they prefer progestin-only pills. | * You can buy '''birth control pills''' in Serbia without a prescription at pharmacies. Some brands you can expect to see are Neogynon, Stediril, Stediril-d and Microgynon-30.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> Note that progestin-only pills, like Cerazette and Azalia, are not sold in Serbia (as of May 2017), so local women tend to purchase them in Croatia or Hungary (and then bring them back to Serbia), if they prefer progestin-only pills. | ||
* If you have a prescription for birth control from another country, you can probably get the prescription filled in a Belgrade pharmacy. Bring the prescription with you and show it to the pharmacist. | * If you have a prescription for birth control from another country, you can probably get the prescription filled in a Belgrade pharmacy. Bring the prescription with you and show it to the pharmacist. | ||
* You can get an '''IUD''' in Serbia. It is typically used by women who have already had children, but it's not commonly used in general in Serbia. One local said: "I don't know the price or if they will give them to a younger woman." If you know of gynecologists giving IUDs to younger, unmarried or women without children in Serbia, please add information to this section. | * You can get an '''IUD''' in Serbia, where you'll find the Mirena and Novaplus brand at pharmacies.<ref>[Conversation with Belgrade pharmacist, May 2017]</ref> It is typically used by women who have already had children, but it's not commonly used in general in Serbia. One local said: "I don't know the price or if they will give them to a younger woman." If you know of gynecologists giving IUDs to younger, unmarried or women without children in Serbia, please add information to this section. | ||
* You can find the '''contraceptive ring (Nuvaring)''' in Belgrade pharmacies.<ref>[Conversation with Belgrade pharmacist]</ref> | |||
* According to a Belgrade local, '''contraceptive shots/injectables''' are not available in Serbia. | * According to a Belgrade local, '''contraceptive shots/injectables''' are not available in Serbia. | ||
* It seems like '''contraceptive patches''' aren't available in Serbia (as of May 2017). One Belgrade pharmacist says, "We don't have contraceptive patches in my pharmacy, nor i'm know more of their current availability."<ref>[Conversation with Belgrade pharmacist, May 2017]</ref> Also, no contraceptive patches are listed on the official Serbia page from the International Planned Parenthood contraceptive database. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
Serbian health insurance covers about 20% (or more) of birth control costs, according to a Belgrade local (May 2017). | * Serbian health insurance covers about 20% (or more) of birth control costs, according to a Belgrade local (May 2017). | ||
* For condoms, you can expect to pay the following: Durex brand, 252 din- 300 din box, or Romed, 15 din single piece (May 2017).<ref>[Conversation with Belgrade pharmacist, May 2017]</ref> | |||
* Here are the prices for various birth control pill brands at a Belgrade pharmacy (May 2017): cerazette 1021.69, cyclo proginova 238.02 din, diane-35 524,46 din, jeanine 752.38, legravan 199.83, lindynette 483.44, logest 586.56, microgynon 408.41, novynette 518.55, primolut-nor 264.39, qlaira 1345.96, yasmin 1157.09, yaz 1153.28, orgametril was 399.29 (but currently unavailable at the pharmacy).<ref>[Conversation with Belgrade pharmacist, May 2017]</ref> | |||
* For Pharmatex vaginal caps (local spermicidal contraception), you can expect to pay 528.53 din (6 caps) (May 2017)<ref>[Conversation with Belgrade pharmacist, May 2017]</ref> | |||
* For IUDs, here are prices that you may see at a Belgrade pharmacy (May 2017): hormonal - mirena - 13740.74. copper-Ag - novaplus t380 -normal size - around 5000 dins.)<ref>[Conversation with Belgrade pharmacist, May 2017]</ref> | |||
* For a Nuvaring, here's the price that you may see at a Belgrade pharmacy (May 2017): 1282.27)<ref>[Conversation with Belgrade pharmacist, May 2017]</ref> | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||
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===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
You may pay the equivalent of € 8,80 for LNG emergency contraception and € 24 for UPA contraception. Note that EC is not reimbursed or covered by social security.<ref>[http://www.ec-ec.org/emergency-contraception-in-europe/country-by-country-information-2/serbia/ ECEC: Serbia]</ref> | You may pay the equivalent of € 8,80 for LNG emergency contraception and € 24 for UPA contraception. Note that EC is not reimbursed or covered by social security.<ref>[http://www.ec-ec.org/emergency-contraception-in-europe/country-by-country-information-2/serbia/ ECEC: Serbia]</ref> At one Serbian pharmacy, the price for Escapelle was 1781.27 dinars (May 2017).<ref<[Conversation with Belgrade pharmacist]</ref> | ||
==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ||