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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Scotland, you need a prescription to most birth control methods. | In Scotland, you need a prescription to most birth control methods. If you're under 16 years old, you can get birth control without your parents being informed as long as the health professional (doctor, nurse or pharmacist) believes that you fully understand your decisions and the information that you're being given. According to NHS Scotland, "Doctors and nurses work under strict guidelines when dealing with people under 16. They'll encourage you to consider telling your parents, but they won't make you. The only time that a doctor or nurse might want to tell someone else is if they believe you're at risk of harm, such as abuse. The risk would need to be serious, and they would usually discuss this with you first.<ref>[https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/contraception/getting-started/getting-and-using-contraception#where-to-get-contraception Getting and Using Contraception]</ref> | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* If you want condoms, you can easily get them in markets, pharmacies, etc. | |||
* If you want birth control pills, you'll first need to get a prescription. Once you have a prescription, you can get them from most GP surgeries, community contraception clinics, some genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics, sexual health clinics and some young people's services (call the NHS Scotland Sexual Health Line on 0800 22 44 88 for more information). | |||
* If you're interested in the contraceptive shot, there are three types that are available in the UK: Depo-Provera (the most popular and lasts for 12 weeks), Sayana Press (lasts for 13 weeks) and Noristerat (lasts eight weeks). You can get it from most GP surgeries, community contraception clinics, some genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics, sexual health clinics and some young people's services (call the NHS Scotland Sexual Health Line on 0800 22 44 88 for more information). | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
If you go to NHS, contraception services are free and confidential (even if you're under 16 years old). | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||