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[[File:Cerazette thailand.jpg|300px | thumb|left|frame|'''Cerazette birth control pills purchased in Thailand''']] | [[File:Cerazette thailand.jpg|300px | thumb|left|frame|'''Cerazette birth control pills purchased in Thailand''']] | ||
* You can '''buy birth control pills''' in nearly all the pharmacies (excluding herbal pharmacies) in | * You can '''buy birth control pills''' in nearly all the pharmacies (excluding herbal pharmacies) in Thai cities. Some reputable pharmacies are Boots, Watsons, P&F, Fascino, Siam Pharmacies and the Chulalongkorn University Pharmacy. Buying from pharmacies that have air conditioning is recommended since the drugs are better preserved in cooler environments. For local recommendations on which hospitals/clinics to visit for consultations, visit our city pages, like the [[Bangkok]] and [[Chiang Mai]] pages. | ||
* Some '''birth control pill brands''' that you can expect to see in Thailand are AnNa, Anteovin, Cerazette, Diane-35, Eugynon, Exluton, Gynera, Jeny-FMP, Lo-Femenal, Logynon, Lyndiol 50, Marvelon 21, Marvelon 28, Meliane, Mercilon 21, Microgest ED, Microgynon, Minulet, Miranova, Nordette-28, Nordette-21, Yasmin and Yaz. | * Some '''birth control pill brands''' that you can expect to see in Thailand are AnNa, Anteovin, Cerazette, Diane-35, Eugynon, Exluton, Gynera, Jeny-FMP, Lo-Femenal, Logynon, Lyndiol 50, Marvelon 21, Marvelon 28, Meliane, Mercilon 21, Microgest ED, Microgynon, Minulet, Miranova, Nordette-28, Nordette-21, Yasmin and Yaz. | ||
* The '''contraceptive ring (Nuvaring)''' is not available in Thailand as of 2017. However, it was imported previously and perhaps will be again in the future. | * The '''contraceptive ring (Nuvaring)''' is not available in Thailand as of 2017. However, it was imported previously and perhaps will be again in the future. | ||
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==Medications & Vaccines== | ==Medications & Vaccines== | ||
[[File:Thai Pharmacy.jpg|400px | thumb|left|'''Pharmacy in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand''']] | |||
===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
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'''PERSONAL TESTIMONIALS:''' | '''PERSONAL TESTIMONIALS:''' | ||
Testimonial 1: Getting an Abortion in Bangkok (testimonial from a foreigner in Thailand, 2017) | ====Testimonial 1: Getting an Abortion in Bangkok (testimonial from a foreigner in Thailand, 2017)==== | ||
After searching the web for days and finding very little information on abortions here in Thailand, I’ve decided to write up about my experience so more people know what to do and what to expect. | After searching the web for days and finding very little information on abortions here in Thailand, I’ve decided to write up about my experience so more people know what to do and what to expect. | ||
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Total time: 1.5 hours | Total time: 1.5 hours | ||
=== | ====Testimony 2: December 2018==== | ||
Have visited the same as mentioned clinic, which is above Cabbage and Condoms. | |||
The whole procedure was done immediately and took about 1 hour and 30 minutes, from waiting to the procedure and so on. | |||
Price costed about 4100 baht. | |||
Procedure was a bit painful but since, it had to be done, I won’t complain. | |||
==Advocacy & Counseling== | ==Advocacy & Counseling== | ||
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==List of Additional Resources== | ==List of Additional Resources== | ||
* [https://www.moph.go.th/ Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)] | |||
* [http://www.ippf.org/about-us/member-associations/thailand Planned Parenthood Foundation Association of Thailand]: "The Planned Parenthood Association of Thailand (PPAT) supports the National Family Planning Programme by organizing countrywide educational and motivational activities, and by delivering contraceptive services to special target groups/geographic areas including slum dwellers, the population along the Thai-Cambodia border, and northern hill tribes." | |||
* [https://www.equaldex.com/region/thailand Equaldex Thailand]: Information on LGBTQ rights and laws in Thailand. | * [https://www.equaldex.com/region/thailand Equaldex Thailand]: Information on LGBTQ rights and laws in Thailand. | ||
* Global Alliance Against Trafficking Women (GAATW), 191 Sivalai Condominium, Issaraphap Road, Soi 33, Bangkok Yai, 10600 Bangkok, Thailand, Mailing address:, PO Box 1281, Bangkok Post Office,, Bangkok 10500, Thailand, Tel: 662 8641427/28, Fax: 662 864163, E-mail: mailto:gaatw@mozart.inet.co.th, URL: http://www.inet.co.th/org/gaatw | * Global Alliance Against Trafficking Women (GAATW), 191 Sivalai Condominium, Issaraphap Road, Soi 33, Bangkok Yai, 10600 Bangkok, Thailand, Mailing address:, PO Box 1281, Bangkok Post Office,, Bangkok 10500, Thailand, Tel: 662 8641427/28, Fax: 662 864163, E-mail: mailto:gaatw@mozart.inet.co.th, URL: http://www.inet.co.th/org/gaatw | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tangerine-Community-Health-Center/1696908850533037 Tangerine Community Health Center Thailand]: Asia's first transgender clinic, located in Bangkok. | * [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tangerine-Community-Health-Center/1696908850533037 Tangerine Community Health Center Thailand]: Asia's first transgender clinic, located in Bangkok. | ||