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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===
In Lebanon, you can purchase hormonal birth control without a prescription. In 2007, it was estimated that 58% of Lebanese women use some form of contraception. In Beirut, it was estimated that 26% of women use oral contraceptives, 20% use IUDs, 24% use natural family planning (also known as the "fertility awareness method"), 16% use the withdrawal method and 15% use other methods.<ref>[http://www.lsfm.net/6th%20Annual%20Conference/Sunday/contraception.pdf Contraception: Lebanese Lebanese Society of Family Medicine Lebanese Society Society of Family Me]</ref>


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===


In Beirut, you can buy hormonal birth control at pharmacies. Some birth control pills you can expect to find are Microval, Neogynon, Nordiol, Ovral, Lo-Femenal, Microgynon-30 and Nordette.
===Costs===
===Costs===


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