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===Testing Facilities=== | ===Testing Facilities=== | ||
* You should be able to get STI tests at nearly all hospitals and clinics in Lisbon. The prices will vary, depending on whether you go to a public or private facility and depending on your health coverage. | |||
* [http://www.checkpointlx.com/ "CheckpointLX is the first community based centre for HIV testing for men who have sex with men (MSM) in Portugal. The centre opened in April 2011 in Lisbon, offering anonymous, confidential and free HIV rapid testing and peer counseling for MSM in a community setting." Opening time: Monday to Friday from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Saturdays from 2pm to 6 pm. Address: Travessa do Monte do Carmo Nº2, 1200-277 Lisboa. Telephone: +351 910 693 158 | * [http://www.checkpointlx.com/ "CheckpointLX is the first community based centre for HIV testing for men who have sex with men (MSM) in Portugal. The centre opened in April 2011 in Lisbon, offering anonymous, confidential and free HIV rapid testing and peer counseling for MSM in a community setting." Opening time: Monday to Friday from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Saturdays from 2pm to 6 pm. Address: Travessa do Monte do Carmo Nº2, 1200-277 Lisboa. Telephone: +351 910 693 158 | ||
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===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
The payment for a gynecological exam will depend on whether you're an EU citizen. | * The payment for a gynecological exam will depend on whether you're a Portuguese and/or EU citizen. | ||
* If you're a Portuguese citizen, or if you're a foreigner who has legal residency and is contributing to Social Security, you'll need to obtain a Número de Utente. You'll then be assigned a physician. If you're working in Portugal and registered with social security, you'll probably get automatic health coverage. | |||
* If you're a foreigner and you've been in Portugal for a short time, but at least 90 days, you probably don't have a residency permit yet. In that case, you can obtain a "Junta de Freguesia," which is a document that will allow you to access the health services. | |||
* If you're an EU citizen, you should get the EHIC (European Health Insurance Card). This entitles you to the costs presented to Portuguese nationals. | |||
==Pregnancy== | ==Pregnancy== | ||