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* In Norway, you can buy '''condoms''' at pharmacies, kiosks, vending machines, grocery stores, department stores, sex shops, perfume boutiques, hairdressers and petrol/gas stations.<ref>[https://hivnorge.no/English/Condoms HIV Norway: Condoms]</ref> You can also purchase condoms from from online retailers like [https://www.biovea.com/ Biovea], which sell a variety of brands, such as Trojan and Durex, and can deliver the condoms to your Norwegian address. | * In Norway, you can buy '''condoms''' at pharmacies, kiosks, vending machines, grocery stores, department stores, sex shops, perfume boutiques, hairdressers and petrol/gas stations.<ref>[https://hivnorge.no/English/Condoms HIV Norway: Condoms]</ref> You can also purchase condoms from from online retailers like [https://www.biovea.com/ Biovea], which sell a variety of brands, such as Trojan and Durex, and can deliver the condoms to your Norwegian address. | ||
* You can find spermicide at the pharmacy/chemist and no prescription is needed.<ref>[http://introengelsk.cappelendamm.no/c35003/artikkel/vis.html?tid=35116 Contraception]</ref> | * You can find spermicide at the pharmacy/chemist and no prescription is needed.<ref>[http://introengelsk.cappelendamm.no/c35003/artikkel/vis.html?tid=35116 Contraception]</ref> | ||
* You can find many brands of '''birth control pills''' in Norway, and they can be obtained at pharmacies, health clinics or IPPF-affiliated programs once you have a prescription. Some of the birth control pill brands you can expect see at pharmacies include Almina, Cerazette, Conludag, Desogestrel Orifarm | * You can find many brands of '''birth control pills''' in Norway, and they can be obtained at pharmacies, health clinics or IPPF-affiliated programs once you have a prescription. Some of the birth control pill brands you can expect see at pharmacies include Almina, Cerazette, Conludag, Desogestrel Orifarm, Marvelon, Mercilon, Microluton, Microgynon, Nordette, Oralcon, Qlaira, Synfase, Vinelle, Yasmin, Yasminelle and Yaz.<ref>[Conversation with Oslo pharmacist, January 2018]</ref> | ||
** 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. | ** 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. | ||
* You can find the '''contraceptive patch''' in Norway, but a prescription is needed. Once you have a prescription, you can find it at the pharmacy.<ref>[http://introengelsk.cappelendamm.no/c35003/artikkel/vis.html?tid=35116 Contraception]</ref> | * You can find the '''contraceptive patch''' in Norway, but a prescription is needed. Once you have a prescription, you can find it at the pharmacy.<ref>[http://introengelsk.cappelendamm.no/c35003/artikkel/vis.html?tid=35116 Contraception]</ref> | ||
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* The cost of condoms should be around 3-4 Norwegian kroner each. They usually come in packs of five or ten.<ref>[https://hivnorge.no/English/Condoms HIV Norway: Condoms]</ref> | * The cost of condoms should be around 3-4 Norwegian kroner each. They usually come in packs of five or ten.<ref>[https://hivnorge.no/English/Condoms HIV Norway: Condoms]</ref> | ||
* The price of birth control pills will vary, generally ranging between 80 kr to 250 kr for 3 packs of pills. However, the prices depend on the brand and whether the customer buys packs with 21 pills or 28 pills. Here's some examples of prices from January 2018: Almina (233.90 kr 3*28-piece pack),Cerazette (179.50 kr for a 3*28-piece pack), Marvelon (188.20 kr for 3*28-piece pack), Microgynon (86.60 kr for 3*21 piece-pack), Yasmin (254.70 kr for 3*28 piece-pack).<ref>[https://www.felleskatalogen.no/medisin/m Felleskatalogen - Medicines]</ref> | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||