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In Sweden, there are no residency or travel restrictions related to HIV or STI status. You don't need any medical certificates to enter the country. Antiretroviral medications can also be imported for personal use. However, according to one source, Swedish law does state that if someone has reason to believe that they have HIV and they plan to come to Sweden, they must consult with a doctor and follow that doctor's advice (in short, HIV+ people should be following their doctor's advice).<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=170 SWEDEN - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | In Sweden, there are no residency or travel restrictions related to HIV or STI status. You don't need any medical certificates to enter the country. Antiretroviral medications can also be imported for personal use. However, according to one source, Swedish law does state that if someone has reason to believe that they have HIV and they plan to come to Sweden, they must consult with a doctor and follow that doctor's advice (in short, HIV+ people should be following their doctor's advice).<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=170 SWEDEN - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | ||
Regarding HPV in Sweden, as reported by HPV Information Centre, "Current estimates indicate that every year 451 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 187 die from the disease. Cervical cancer ranks as the 12th most frequent cancer among women in Sweden and the 3rd most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age. About 2.5% of women in the general population are estimated to harbour cervical HPV-16/18 infection at a given time, and 70.4% of invasive cervical cancers are attributed to HPVs 16 or 18."<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/SWE_FS.pdf Sweden Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | |||
===Testing Facilities=== | ===Testing Facilities=== | ||
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* If you have a yeast infection, you can ask for Fluconazole at pharmacies. | * If you have a yeast infection, you can ask for Fluconazole at pharmacies. | ||
* | * Sweden has had a national HPV vaccination program since 2012. It targets girls who ages 10-12.</ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/SWE_FS.pdf Sweden Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | ||
* There is no official Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program in Sweden as of January 2017.<ref>[http://www.prepwatch.org/ PrEPWatch World Map]</ref> | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
In Sweden, you can find pads, tampons and menstrual cups at supermarkets, pharmacies and convenience stores. The most common brands of tampons are OB, Libresse and Lil-Lets. While you can find some brands of tampons with applicators, it's more common to find them without applicators. Some pharmacies carry 100% cotton menstrual products. You can find menstrual cups in Carrefour. If you want DivaCup, you can buy it from [http://www.jordklok.se/hygien/menskopp/divacup-menskopp.com Jordklok.se] (Strindbergsgatan 56, 115 53 Stockholm, SWEDEN, Tel: +46 8 6181213, Email: Jacob.Kamras@jordklok.se). You can get Lunette from Apoteket, Apotek Hjärtat, Kronans Apotek and Lloyds Apotek - click [https://www.lunette.com/se/kop/aterforsaljare.html here] for more details about Lunette sellers in Sweden. There appears to be no local sellers of MoonCup or LadyCup in Sweden, so those brands should be bought online. | |||
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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Sweden, abortion is legal and available upon request until the eighteenth week of pregnancy. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||