Lima: Difference between revisions

As the capital city of Peru, Lima has perhaps the most health care options available. Contraception, such as the birth control pill, is accessible in pharmacies without a prescription. While emergency contraception is also available, it is not sold in public hospitals, and many pharmacies refuse to sell the pill or sell fake pills. For this reason, exercise caution and do you research before buying EC. There are some menstrual cups available for purchase in Lima, and many medications are available as well. Peru is also one of the few countries that have PrEP trials in place. Perhaps the most severe of restrictions is tied to abortion. Abortion is illegal under all but very special circumstances, causing many Peruvian women to endure unsafe, underground abortions, and putting them at risk of imprisonment.   

'''General Note:''' There are many types of contraceptives, also known as "birth control," including IUDs, oral contraceptives, patches, shots, and condoms, etc. If you would like to view a full list, click [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control here].

===Costs===

'''Important Notes:''' Emergency contraception may prevent pregnancy for three days (72 hours) and sometimes five days (120 hours) after unprotected sex. Take EC '''as soon as possible''' after unprotected sex. If you don't have access to dedicated EC, oral contraceptives can be used as replacement EC, but remember the following: 1) Only some contraceptives work as EC 2) Different contraceptives require different dosages and time schedules to work as EC 3) You must only use the first 21 pills in 28-day packs and 4) They may be less effective than dedicated EC. For general information on emergency contraceptives, click [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/morning-after-pill-emergency-contraception here] and [http://ec.princeton.edu/info/ecp.html here].