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


* You can purchase dedicated emergency contraception in Bolivia at public sector clinics, private clinics and pharmacies. For anti-progestin brands, you can find UPRIS (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex). For progestin only brands, you can find Glanique 1, Impreviat and Postinor 1 (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex). Other progestin only brands you can find are Glanique, Imediat N, Pilem, Postinor-2, Pregnon and Tace (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex).
* You can purchase dedicated emergency contraception in Bolivia at public sector clinics, private clinics and pharmacies. For anti-progestin brands, you can find UPRIS (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex). For progestin only brands, you can find Glanique 1, Impreviat and Postinor 1 (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex). Other progestin only brands you can find are Glanique, Imediat N, Pilem, Postinor-2, Pregnon and Tace (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref>
* You can have an IUD inserted to prevent pregnancy. Please refer to the "Contraception" section for details.
* You can have an IUD inserted to prevent pregnancy. Please refer to the "Contraception" section for details.
* If you can't access dedicated emergency contraception, you can use regular oral contraceptives (birth control pills) as emergency contraception. For combined pills (progestin-estrogen), you'll need to remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. You can take Microgynon CD (take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later). You can take Microgynon, Microgynon-30, Minigynon, Nordette or Norvetal (for all of these brands, take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later).
* If you can't access dedicated emergency contraception, you can use regular oral contraceptives (birth control pills) as emergency contraception. For combined pills (progestin-estrogen), you'll need to remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. You can take Microgynon CD (take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later). You can take Microgynon, Microgynon-30, Minigynon, Nordette or Norvetal (for all of these brands, 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>
 
For more details, visit the [http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC website].


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

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