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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Qatar, you can purchase birth control pills | In Qatar, you can purchase birth control pills over-the-counter (no prescription is required) at pharmacies. You don't need a marriage certificate and there are no age restrictions. Condoms are also available at stores. | ||
Many people in Qatar get married at a young age (for example, 18 years old). For this reason, pharmacists can't assume that young people who are buying birth control are unmarried. There have been some cases of pharmacists who refused to sell birth control to very young-looking people, but from a legal perspective, there are actually no age restrictions. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* You can purchase birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription. Some brands you can expect to see are Yasmin, Diane, Gynera, Cilest, Gracial, Marvelan and Cerazette. | |||
* You can purchase condoms in supermarkets and pharmacies. While some stores only carry Durex condoms, other pharmacies have a wider selection (especially on Al Merqab St), selling brands like Masculan, Sico, Coral and Moods. | |||
* From Ola Diab: "There are at least three pharmacies in Al Merqab St. that sell contraceptives without restrictions and condoms are even sold in supermarkets on the street like Family Food Center. This is not only common in Al Merqab St. pharmacies in Al Merqab St. but also in pharmacies and supermarkets in other areas in Qatar."<ref>[https://oladiab.com/2010/07/12/if-you-think-accessing-contraceptives-in-qatar-is-hard-think-again/ If You Think Accessing Contraceptives in Qatar is Hard? Think Again!]</ref> | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
The price of birth control pills is set by the Ministry of Health’s Drug Control Department. In 2010, prices ranged from QR 20 to QR 40 for a one-month supply. | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||