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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Kyrgyzstan, you should be able to purchase '''oral contraceptives (birth control pills)''' without a prescription at pharmacies.<ref>[Conversation with a Bishkek pharmacist, April 2018]</ref> Some of the brands you | * In Kyrgyzstan, you should be able to purchase '''oral contraceptives (birth control pills)''' without a prescription at pharmacies.<ref>[Conversation with a Bishkek pharmacist, April 2018]</ref> Some of the brands you may see are Belara, Jess, Ovidon, Microgynon, Regulon, Rigevidon, and Yarina.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> <ref>[Conversations with a Bishkek pharmacists, April 2018]</ref> While there are many pharmacies, some of the ones that you can check out are Central Pharmacy (Address: 127 Abdrakhmanov (former Sovetskaya) st. crosses Moskovskaya st.; Tel: (312) 901011, 665500) and Prestige (Address: 95 A Kievskaya St.; Tel: (312) 621462). | ||
* For Kyrgyz women, intra-urine devices (IUDs) are the most popular contraceptive option. For this reason, if you are interested in obtaining one in Kyrgyzstan, particularly in urban areas like Bishkek, you should not encounter too much difficulty. | * For Kyrgyz women, intra-urine devices (IUDs) are the most popular contraceptive option. For this reason, if you are interested in obtaining one in Kyrgyzstan, particularly in urban areas like Bishkek, you should not encounter too much difficulty. For example, at [https://www.neomed.kg/ NEOMED Clinic], you can get IUD insertion for 1080 KGS (without the cost of the IUD), as of April 2018. This general clinic has a number of specialists, and some staff speak English. Address: 46 Orozbekov str., Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 720040. Phone: +996 312 906 090. They're also [https://www.facebook.com/neomed.kg/ on Facebook].. | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
* | * Here are the prices you can expect to see for pills at Bishkek pharmacies (as of April 2018): Belara pills - 970 som, Jess - 990 som, Rigevidon - 686 Som, Regulon - 940 Som, Yarina - 920 Som, <ref>[Conversations with Bishkek pharmacists, April 2018]</ref> | ||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||
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===Testing Facilities=== | ===Testing Facilities=== | ||
* [https://www.neomed.kg/ NEOMED Clinic]: This general clinic has a number of specialists, and some staff speak English. They provide ELISA and PCR methods for STI tests, and the average cost is 480 KGS per test, as of April 2018. Address: 46 Orozbekov str., Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 720040. Phone: +996 312 906 090. They're also [https://www.facebook.com/neomed.kg/ on Facebook]. | |||
===Support=== | ===Support=== | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* [https://www.neomed.kg/ NEOMED Clinic]: This general clinic has a number of specialists, and some staff | * [https://www.neomed.kg/ NEOMED Clinic]: This general clinic has a number of specialists, and some staff speak English. A consultation and pap smear costs 2400 KGS, as of April 2018. Address: 46 Orozbekov str., Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 720040. Phone: +996 312 906 090. They're also [https://www.facebook.com/neomed.kg/ on Facebook]. | ||
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 720040. Phone: +996 312 906 090. They're also [https://www.facebook.com/neomed.kg/ on Facebook]. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||