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* If you have a yeast infection, try to say "Nhiễm nấm âm đạo" (can someone confirm if this is correct?). If you go to a pharmacy, you can ask for "Canesten." This is basically the Asian version of Monistat. Note that you may receive a pill version, which means you have to insert pills into your vagina through an insertion device. The pills need to actually dissolve inside of you and, if they're clumpy at all, the pills may not work. So the pharmacists may also recommend that you buy some sort of vaginal lubricant/cleaner that will help dissolve and clean out the pills. | * If you have a yeast infection, try to say "Nhiễm nấm âm đạo" (can someone confirm if this is correct?). If you go to a pharmacy, you can ask for "Canesten." This is basically the Asian version of Monistat. Note that you may receive a pill version, which means you have to insert pills into your vagina through an insertion device. The pills need to actually dissolve inside of you and, if they're clumpy at all, the pills may not work. So the pharmacists may also recommend that you buy some sort of vaginal lubricant/cleaner that will help dissolve and clean out the pills. | ||
* If you have a urinary tract infection (UTI), you can try to say "nhiễm trùng đường tiết niệu," though we're not sure if this is accurate (can someone confirm?). If you go to a pharmacy, may be given Midasol at a Hanoi pharmacy. But first confirm that you have a UTI before you proceed wit medication. | * If you have a urinary tract infection (UTI), you can try to say "nhiễm trùng đường tiết niệu," though we're not sure if this is accurate (can someone confirm?). If you go to a pharmacy, may be given Midasol at a Hanoi pharmacy. But first confirm that you have a UTI before you proceed wit medication. | ||
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Facilities to Visit for Medications & Vaccines: | |||
* Family Medical Practice Hanoi: Tends to have more international selection of medications and accommodates foreigners. 298 I Kim Ma Street, Van Phuc Compound, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tel: +84 4 3843 0748. Fax: +84 4 3846 1750. Email: hanoi@vietnammedicalpractice.com. | |||
* [http://www.internationalsos.com International SOS Clinic]: Has no gynecologists on staff (as of September 2016) but should be able to handle basic checkups, medications and vaccines. "Part of a worldwide international service that you can join for a fee and be covered anywhere they offer services. The organization has a capable staff of expatriate and Vietnamese doctors, with specialists ranging from pre- and post-natal care to tropical infectious disease experts, good eye doctors, and dentists. They work in collusion with most major insurance companies and can contact your provider to let you know if you are covered. The cost of an initial visit is $69 with an expatriate doctor or $59 with a Vietnamese doctor."<ref>[http://www.yourlocalbooking.com/vietnam/hanoi/pharmacy-in-hanoi-in-hanoi.html Pharmacy in Hanoi, Travel Guide]</ref> Address: 1 Dang Thai Mai, Tay Ho District, Hanoi, T: (04) 3934 0666 (Alarm centre), T: (04) 3826 4545 (Admin) | |||
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