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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Uganda, once you have a prescription, you can get emergency contraception (the morning after pill). You can find EC at pharmacies, public sector clinics and IPPF-affiliated systems. Some of the brands you may find are P2, Pill 72, Postinor-2, Pregnon, Revoke 1.5 and Revoke 72. | * In Uganda, once you have a prescription, you can get emergency contraception (the morning after pill). You can find EC at pharmacies, public sector clinics and IPPF-affiliated systems. Some of the brands you may find are P2, Pill 72, Postinor-2, Pregnon, Revoke 1.5 and Revoke 72.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | ||
* '''If you can't get a prescription for emergency contraception, it´s worth a try buying it at the pharmacy. It should be possible to get it though in many pharmacies. But if you cannot access it, you can use regular birth control pills as EC.''' You can do this with progestin-only or combined progestin-estrogen pills. For progestin-only pills, you can take Ovrette (take 40 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take Microval (take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). For combined progestin-estrogen pills, remember to only take the first 21 pills in 28-day packs. You can take Neogynon (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later). You can also take Lo-Femenal or Microgynon-30 (take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later). | * '''If you can't get a prescription for emergency contraception, it´s worth a try buying it at the pharmacy. It should be possible to get it though in many pharmacies. But if you cannot access it, you can use regular birth control pills as EC.''' You can do this with progestin-only or combined progestin-estrogen pills. For progestin-only pills, you can take Ovrette (take 40 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take Microval (take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). For combined progestin-estrogen pills, remember to only take the first 21 pills in 28-day packs. You can take Neogynon (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later). You can also take Lo-Femenal or Microgynon-30 (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> | ||
'''Warning:''' You should visit a pharmacy you trust. Some pharmacies (that are not vouched for) may sell fake pills. Some imported labels from Europe or the US provide a scratching field on the packing box that - when scretched with a coin- shows off a label. If the packing is intact you can be sure it contains the component you were asking for. | '''Warning:''' You should visit a pharmacy you trust. Some pharmacies (that are not vouched for) may sell fake pills. Some imported labels from Europe or the US provide a scratching field on the packing box that - when scretched with a coin- shows off a label. If the packing is intact you can be sure it contains the component you were asking for. | ||