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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Guyana, you can purchase emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) | In Guyana, you can purchase emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) at pharmacies. However, we have received conflicting information regarding whether a prescription is needed. According to some sources (such as the International Consortium for Emergency Contraception), no prescription is needed.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/guyana/ EC Status and Availability: Guyana]</ref> Yet, when we communicated directly with a pharmacy in Georgetown, they stated that a prescription was necessary to purchase emergency contraceptive pills. They said that a prescription can be obtained from a doctor, gynecologist, clinic or hospital. This leads us to believe that there is either a discrepancy in the official legal status of ECPs and actual practice of dispensation, or perhaps different pharmacies have different policies. If you have more information on this subject, or if you can clarify whether ECPs are available over-the-counter in Guyana, please update this section. | ||
In Guyana, the usage of emergency contraceptive pills is not very common. According to 2009 data, only 0.9% of Guyanese women had ever used ECPs, and 29.7% of Guyanese women had knowledge of ECPs.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/guyana/ EC Status and Availability: Guyana]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||