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==Contraception== | ==Contraception== | ||
===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | |||
Birth control is legal and widely accessible in Vietnam. Typically, you'll be able to find oral contraceptive pills),IUDs, injectables (Depo Provera) and Implanon. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
You can buy birth control at the many pharmacies throughout Hanoi. The word for birth control is Vietnamese is ""thuốc tránh thai" (how to pronounce it: thwork chanh tide). Some of the reported brands include HN Choice, Rigevidon, Marvelon, Microgynon. There are also many generic or Vietnamese versions of brands in Hanoi pharmacies. | You can buy birth control at the many pharmacies throughout Hanoi. The word for birth control is Vietnamese is ""thuốc tránh thai" (how to pronounce it: thwork chanh tide). Some of the reported brands include HN Choice, Rigevidon, Marvelon, Microgynon. There are also many generic or Vietnamese versions of brands in Hanoi pharmacies. | ||
For Depo, it's reported that the Hanoi Family Program does it for 300,000 dong. Supposedly, the French Vietnamese hospital does it for 7 million dong. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||