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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Rwanda, you can purchase emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) without a prescription. You can find them at pharmacy and health centers. Some of the brands you can expect to see are Pill 2 and Pill 72.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/rwanda/ ICEC: EC Status and Availability: Rwanda]</ref> You can also buy NorLevo (emergency contraceptive pill) online at [https://www.kasha.rw/product-category/love-sex/ Kasha]. For one tablet, you pay 6000 RWF, as of February 2018. | |||
* If you cannot obtain dedicated emergency contraception, you can use regular oral contraceptives (birth control pills) as replacement emergency contraception. To do this, you can take Ovrette (Take 40 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex), Neogynon (Take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later), | |||
Lo-Femenal (Take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later) or Microgynon-30 (Take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> Note that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. For updated information on how and when to take birth control pills as replacement ECPs, please visit the [http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||