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* You can access '''Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)''' in Norway. It is registered by the Norwegian Medicines Agency, and it has the same legal status as HIV treatment and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP). If you obtain PrEP, you may be able to get it reimbursed by the National Insurance Scheme.<ref>[https://www.prepwatch.org/norway/ PrEPWatch: Norway]</ref> | * You can access '''Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)''' in Norway. It is registered by the Norwegian Medicines Agency, and it has the same legal status as HIV treatment and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP). If you obtain PrEP, you may be able to get it reimbursed by the National Insurance Scheme.<ref>[https://www.prepwatch.org/norway/ PrEPWatch: Norway]</ref> | ||
* You can access '''Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)''' in Norway. It should be available free of charge after sexual contact. If you believe you have been potentially infected with HIV after sexual exposure, contact a local health care provider to learn how you can access PEP in Norway.<ref>[http://www.nelp-hiv.org/uploads/pep-in-nelp.pdf PEP Access in Europe]</ref> | * You can access '''Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)''' in Norway. It should be available free of charge after sexual contact. If you believe you have been potentially infected with HIV after sexual exposure, contact a local health care provider to learn how you can access PEP in Norway.<ref>[http://www.nelp-hiv.org/uploads/pep-in-nelp.pdf PEP Access in Europe]</ref> | ||
* You can access '''HPV | * You can access the '''HPV vaccine''' in Norway, and it's free for any women born in 1991 or later (until November 2018).<ref>[https://www.fhi.no/en/id/vaccines/hpv-vaccine/ Norwegian Institute of Public Health: HPV]</ref> The brand of HPV vaccine used in Norway is called Cervarix. It's injected in the upper arm and needs to be given three times.<ref>[https://www.fhi.no/en/id/vaccines/hpv-vaccine/Free-HPV-vaccine/ NPIH: Free HPV vaccine available for young women]</ref> The country has had a nationwide HPV vaccination program since 2009,<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/NOR.pdf Human Papillomavirus and Related Diseases Report: NORWAY]</ref> which is managed by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. For a complete list of HPV vaccination clinics in Norway, click [https://www.fhi.no/en/id/vaccines/hpv-vaccine/her-far-du-hpv-vaksine/ here]. | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||