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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
In Bangladesh, you can | * In Bangladesh, you can buy emergency contraception (the morning after pill) at pharmacies. There are two dedicated EC (progestin-only) brands that you'll find, which are Emcon and Postinor-2. You should take take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex. Be sure to take the pills as soon as possible.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC website]</ref> | ||
* You can also expect to see Norix and Emcon1 at pharmacies. These both contain 1.5 mg levonorgestrel, which belongs to a group of medicines called progestogen. | |||
* You can purchase emergency contraception online in Bangladesh through [http://www.goponjinish.com/en/128-emergency-pill Goponjinish]. They sell brands like Postinor 2 (80 Tk), Norix (55 Tk) and Emcon 1 Emergency (65 Tk). However, you should only purchase EC online for future issues; you shouldn't depend on the delivery service to arrive on time if you need emergency contraception immediately. When you need EC immediately, you should go to the nearest pharmacy. | |||
* If you can't access dedicated emergency contraception, you can take regular birth control pills as replacement EC. You can take Minicon (take 40 pills within 120). For the following medication, which is progestin-estrogen pills, you should only take the first 21 pills in 28-day packs. You can take Ovral (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later). You can also take Combination 3, Microgynon, Nordette, Nordette 28 and Ovral (take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== |
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