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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Bangladesh, you can purchase emergency contraception (the morning after pill) without a prescription. There are no age restrictions. Generally speaking, you can obtain emergency contraception from the following people: field workers, NGO providers, pharmacists, nurses, and physicians. In the public sector, the lowest cadre of health care workers who are permitted to sell or dispense EC are auxiliary nurses. In the private sector, the lowest cadre of workers who are allowed to sell or dispense EC are community health workers. | |||
Historically, the Bangladeshi government introduced emergency contraceptives into the National Family Planning Program in 2001. Between the years of 2003-2004, the government trained 44,774 providers and trainers in the handling of emergency contraception. The government effort was also in collaboration with the Directorate General for Family Planning, the FRONTIERS Program of the Population Council and UNFPA. However, here have still some critical issues to address. In most cases, EC was not found to be available as part of post-rape care in hospitals or police stations. This issue is worsened by the fact that, in most cases, staff in hospitals and police stations report having received little or no training regarding post-rape care and they received no official guidelines. As of 2008, EC was not listed in Bangladesh's Essential Medicines List. In 2012, EC was distributed via 5000-10,000 IPPF outlets in Bangladesh.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/bangladesh/ EC Status and Availability: Bangladesh]</ref> | |||
You can watch a Bangladeshi commercial for Norix, an EC pill, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAzVzTvsiUA here]. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
' | * In Bangladesh, you can buy emergency contraception (the morning after pill) at pharmacies. There are two dedicated EC (progestin-only) brands that you'll find, which are Emcon and Postinor-2. You should take take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex. Be sure to take the pills as soon as possible. | ||
* You can also expect to see Norix and Emcon1 at pharmacies. These both contain 1.5 mg levonorgestrel, which belongs to a group of medicines called progestogen. | |||
* You can purchase emergency contraception online in Bangladesh through [http://www.goponjinish.com/en/128-emergency-pill Goponjinish]. They sell brands like Postinor 2 (80 Tk), Norix (55 Tk) and Emcon 1 Emergency (65 Tk). However, you should only purchase EC online for future issues; you shouldn't depend on the delivery service to arrive on time if you need emergency contraception immediately. When you need EC immediately, you should go to the nearest pharmacy. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
For online purchases, EC generally costs between 55-200 Tk, depending on the brand. | |||
==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ||