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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===


* In Moroccan cities, the neighborhood health clinics provide family planning services. However, at these clinics, there is often an expectation that, if you're being helped, you should be married. Clinic staff may not explicitly ask for marriage certificates, but they typically already know who is married and who is unmarried due to their neighborhood involvement. To avoid judgment and stigma, many unmarried Moroccan women choose visit to NGOs over neighborhood clinics for family planning services.
* You can purchase '''birth control pills''' in pharmacies. Some brands you can expect to see are Microval, Neogynon, Stediril, Microgynon, Microgynon-30 and Minidril.
* You can purchase '''birth control pills''' in pharmacies. Some brands you can expect to see are Microval, Neogynon, Stediril, Microgynon, Microgynon-30 and Minidril.
* You can purchase '''condoms''' in pharmacies or online. For example, you can buy Moods condoms [https://jadopado.com/en-ma/moods-condoms-combo-96-condoms/p/JM00079891/155115 here], which are being sold for MAD 271.98 for 10 boxes.
* You can purchase '''condoms''' in pharmacies or online. For example, you can buy Moods condoms [https://jadopado.com/en-ma/moods-condoms-combo-96-condoms/p/JM00079891/155115 here], which are being sold for MAD 271.98 for 10 boxes.
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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


Emergency contraception (the morning after pill) has been legal in Morocco since 2008.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_contraceptive_availability_by_country Emergency contraceptive availability by country]</ref> You can buy it at pharmacies without a prescription, according to locals. Technically, you may be required to have a prescription, according to Moroccan law,<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/morocco/ EC Status and Availability: Morocco]</ref> but this doesn't seem to be widely enforced.
In the last few years, emergency contraception (the morning after pill) has become commercialized in Morocco.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_contraceptive_availability_by_country Emergency contraceptive availability by country]</ref> You can buy it at pharmacies without a prescription, according to locals. Technically, you may be required to have a prescription, according to Moroccan law,<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/morocco/ EC Status and Availability: Morocco]</ref> but this doesn't seem to be widely enforced. There are stories of many pharmacists, some of whom may even appear "religious," selling emergency contraception to locals without judgment, questioning or shaming.


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


There are no travel restrictions related to HIV or STI status in Morocco. In the 1990s, some people were deported due to their HIV status, but that has stopped. Furthermore, while the US Consulate website claims that there are restrictions on HIV+ visitors to Morocco, this has been confirmed by numerous sources to be incorrect, and more information can be found online at [http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=126 HIV Travel].
Note: Please visit the "Medications & Vaccines" section for information on PEP and PrEP access in Morocco.


===Testing Facilities===
There are no travel restrictions related to HIV or STI status in Morocco. In the 1990s, some people were deported due to their HIV status, but that has stopped. Furthermore, while the US Consulate website claims that there are restrictions on HIV+ visitors to Morocco, this has been confirmed by numerous sources to be incorrect, and more information can be found online at [http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=126 HIV Travel]. In Morocco, some companies ask prospective or new employees for HIV test results. This is actually illegal and some NGOs in Morocco have worked to eliminate this practice, so it's become increasingly uncommon. However, there are still cases of employers asking for HIV tests. You can contact [http://www.alcs.ma/ Association de Lutte contre le Sida (ALCS)] for information if this is happening to you.


* [http://www.alcs.ma/ Association de Lutte contre le Sida]: Their testing site is 17 boulevard el Massira el Khadra. They also have vans that go around Morocco and offer free, anonymous tests for syphilis and HIV. Address: 17, Boulevard Al Massira Al Khadra, Casablanca. Phone: +212 2 994 242/43. Fax: +212 2 994 244.
====STI Tests at NGOs====
 
If you get tested at an NGO, the prices will be rather cheap. The NGOs also tend to be more open-minded about people's sexual decisions and practices than public clinics.
 
* [http://www.alcs.ma/ Association de Lutte contre le Sida (ALCS)]: Their testing site is 17 boulevard el Massira el Khadra. They also have vans that go around Morocco and offer free, anonymous tests for syphilis and HIV. Address: 17, Boulevard Al Massira Al Khadra, Casablanca. Phone: +212 2 994 242/43. Fax: +212 2 994 244.
* [http://www.opalsmaroc.com/ OPALS (Organisation Panafricaine de Lutte contre le SIDA or Pan-African Organization for the Fights Against AIDS)]:  They have testing facilities in many cities, including Casablanca.
* [http://www.opalsmaroc.com/ OPALS (Organisation Panafricaine de Lutte contre le SIDA or Pan-African Organization for the Fights Against AIDS)]:  They have testing facilities in many cities, including Casablanca.
====STI Tests at Private Laboratories===
If you get tested at a private laboratory/clinic, it will be a bit more expensive than the NGOs. You can get the full range of STI tests, including
HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, syphilis, HPV, gonorrhea and chlamydia for around 200-500 Moroccan Dirhams.


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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===


* If you have a yeast infection, you should ask the pharmacist for Fluconazole.
* In Morocco, you can get PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) in emergency rooms.
* If you have a yeast infection, you should ask the pharmacist for Pevaryl or Gyno Pevaryl, which are two yeast infection medications that are commonly sold in Morocco. If those are not available, you can also ask for Fluconazole, and the pharmacist should be able to give you medication that contains the necessary active ingredients.  
* There is no national HPV vaccination program in Morocco, despite the fact that cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer among Moroccan women.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/MAR_FS.pdf Morocco - Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref>
* There is no national HPV vaccination program in Morocco, despite the fact that cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer among Moroccan women.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/MAR_FS.pdf Morocco - Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref>
* There are no known providers of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Morocco.<ref>[http://www.prepwatch.org/ PrEpWatch World Map]</ref>
* There are no official providers of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Morocco, as of February 2017.<ref>[http://www.prepwatch.org/ PrEpWatch World Map]</ref> This may change in the future.


===Costs===
===Costs===
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