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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 can ask the pharmacist for Fluconazole. | * If you have a yeast infection ("infección por levaduras" in Spanish), you can ask the pharmacist for Fluconazole, which is antifungal medication. They'll be able to give you Fluconazole or something similar. | ||
* | * If you have a urinary tract infection ("Infecciones de las vías urinarias" in Spanish), you can contact a doctor/pharmacist to find out next steps. | ||
* Costa Rica has no national HPV vaccination program, according to a 2016 report.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/CRI_FS.pdf Costa Rica: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> However, you should probably be able to find the HPV vaccine in hospitals and clinics. | * Costa Rica has no national HPV vaccination program, according to a 2016 report.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/CRI_FS.pdf Costa Rica: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> However, you should probably be able to find the HPV vaccine in hospitals and clinics. | ||
* There appears to be no national PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) program.<ref>[http://www.prepwatch.org/ PrEPWatch World Map]</ref> | * There appears to be no national PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) program.<ref>[http://www.prepwatch.org/ PrEPWatch World Map]</ref> | ||