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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Zambia, you can find a variety of '''contraceptive pills (birth control pills)''' available at pharmacies, clinics, hospitals, and NGOs that provide health services. Some of the birth control pill brands you can expect to see are Microgynon and Diane. | |||
* If you want an '''intra-urine device (IUD)''', you can get it inserted it at various hospitals and clinics in Zambia. For example, at [http://victoriahospitals.org/ Victoria Hospital], you can get a copper IUD inserted for k1600 (as of June 2018). For women who are low-income, there may be free or low-cost options available at NGOs and public sector facilities, such as Marie Stopes International (see below for more information on MSI). | |||
* If you want an '''contraceptive implant''', you can get it inserted at various hospitals and clinics in Zambia. For example, at [http://victoriahospitals.org/ Victoria Hospital], you can get the Jadelle implant inserted for k1000 (as of June 2018). For women who are low-income, there may be free or low-cost options available at NGOs and public sector facilities, such as Marie Stopes International (see below for more information on MSI). | |||
* If you want an '''contraceptive shot/injectable''', you can receive the injection at various hospitals and clinics in Zambia. For example, at [http://victoriahospitals.org/ Victoria Hospital], you can get the Depo-Provera or Noristerat injection for k70 (as of June 2018). For women who are low-income, there may be free or low-cost options available at NGOs and public sector facilities, such as Marie Stopes International (see below for more information on MSI). | |||
* [https://mariestopes.org/where-we-work/zambia/ Marie Stopes International - Zambia]: "We offer a full range of family planning services, and comprehensive abortion care in the country. Despite recent improvements in the modern contraceptive prevalence rate in Zambia, there is still a discrepancy in meeting the needs of the population with a current unmet need for family planning services at 21%. Our outreach teams based in urban centres enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Health and offer more choice, by supplementing the short-term methods of contraception often offered by the public health system, with long-acting and permanent methods. Our rural outreach teams meanwhile travel the length and breadth of the country to take our services to clients who have the greatest need for family planning but often cannot access services." Phone number to talk to advisors: 5600 (toll-free on MTN or Airtel networks) Email: info@mariestopes.org.zm You can also find them on [https://m.facebook.com/MarieStopesZambia/ Facebook] | * [https://mariestopes.org/where-we-work/zambia/ Marie Stopes International - Zambia]: "We offer a full range of family planning services, and comprehensive abortion care in the country. Despite recent improvements in the modern contraceptive prevalence rate in Zambia, there is still a discrepancy in meeting the needs of the population with a current unmet need for family planning services at 21%. Our outreach teams based in urban centres enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Health and offer more choice, by supplementing the short-term methods of contraception often offered by the public health system, with long-acting and permanent methods. Our rural outreach teams meanwhile travel the length and breadth of the country to take our services to clients who have the greatest need for family planning but often cannot access services." Phone number to talk to advisors: 5600 (toll-free on MTN or Airtel networks) Email: info@mariestopes.org.zm You can also find them on [https://m.facebook.com/MarieStopesZambia/ Facebook] | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Zambia, you can find emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) at public sector clinics, pharmacies and NGOS/programs affiliated with the International Planned Parenthood Foundation (IPPF). You need a prescription to obtain emergency contraceptive pills. Some of the brands you can expect to find are Lenor 72, Pregnon and Revoke 72. These brands are produced by Indian pharmaceutical companies and are imported into Zambia. | * In Zambia, you can find emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) at public sector clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, and NGOS/programs affiliated with the International Planned Parenthood Foundation (IPPF). You need a prescription to obtain emergency contraceptive pills. Some of the brands you can expect to find are Lenor 72, Pregnon, and Revoke 72. These brands are produced by Indian pharmaceutical companies and are imported into Zambia. | ||
* If you cannot access dedicated emergency contraceptive pills, you can use regular birth control pills as replacement ECPS. To do this, you can take progestin-only pills, like Microlut or Microval (for these pills, you take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex), or you can take combined progestin-estrogen pills, like Eugynon, Neogynon or Ovral (for these pills, take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later), or Lo-Femenal, Microgynon-30 or Nordette (for these pills, take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later). For combined pills, remember that in in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | * If you cannot access dedicated emergency contraceptive pills, you can use regular birth control pills as replacement ECPS. To do this, you can take progestin-only pills, like Microlut or Microval (for these pills, you take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex), or you can take combined progestin-estrogen pills, like Eugynon, Neogynon or Ovral (for these pills, take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later), or Lo-Femenal, Microgynon-30 or Nordette (for these pills, take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later). For combined pills, remember that in in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | ||