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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
You can get some emergency contraception (the morning after pill), like Levonelle, without a prescription in Scotland. However, some EC, like ellaOne or an IUD, requires a prescription or consultation with a GP. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* You can get dedicated emergency contraception (the morning after pill) from a General Practitioner (GP) or a health center. The brands you can expect to find are Levonelle and ellaOne. Currently, ellaOne is the most effective and long-lasting EC (it lasts for up to 120 hours after unprotected sex). | |||
* You can also use IUDs as emergency contraception. Consult with your GP about this. | |||
* If you can't access dedicated emergency contraception, you can use regular birth control pills as replacement EC. For progestin-only pills, you can take Neogest (take 40 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take Microval or Norgeston (for these, take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take combined progestin-estrogen pills. If you do, remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. Of these pills, you can take Eugynon 30ED, Microgynon, Microgynon 30 ED, Microgynon-30 or Ovranette (for all of these, take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later). For more information, visit the [http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC website]. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
You can get Levonelle or ellaOne free of charge from NHS. | |||
==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ||