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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Norway, oral contraception (birth control pills) is only available with a prescription.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref> | |||
According to a 2015 report, it was found that 78.6% of Norwegian women (who are of reproductive age and married/in unions) use some form of contraception and 6.1% of Norwegian women have unmet family planning needs. The most common forms of contraception are birth control pills (27%), IUDs (20.3%), condoms (11.1%) and female sterilization (6.7%). There were rather low rates of usage for traditional methods, such as the withdrawal method (4.0%) and the rhythm method (3.1%), as well as contraceptive implants (2.9%) and injectables (0.0%). | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
After losing our luggage by the airline we went to the pharmacy Boots | |||
The pharmacist very kindly helped me to find the equivalence of my pill in its database and sold it to me without problem. | * Tip: After losing our luggage by the airline, we went to the pharmacy Boots Apotek Grunerløkka, located Sofienberggata 6, 0551 Oslo, Norway. The pharmacist very kindly helped me to find the equivalence of my pill in its database and sold it to me without problem. | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||