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'''OVERVIEW''' | '''OVERVIEW''' | ||
In Taiwan, you can purchase birth control without a prescription. While you need a prescription for emergency contraception (the morning after pill), you can use regular birth control as replacement ECPs. For more information on how to do this, you can visit the "Emergency Contraception (The Morning After Pill)" below. Regarding STIs, there are no travel restrictions related HIV status, and if you're a foreigner who tests HIV-positive, you will not be deported from Taiwan. If you are interested in getting an STI test, we have also found some recommended and LGBTQ-friendly testing services. You can find pads and tampons in Taiwan, although pads are generally more common than tampons. If you would like to buy a menstrual cup, the product is generally new to Taiwan, however some brands are either forming in Taiwan or shipping to Taiwan. Abortion is legal in some cases, as detailed in the "Abortion" section below. The "abortion pill" is available in Taiwan upon prescription (if one qualifies for the medication). | In Taiwan, you can purchase birth control pills without a prescription at pharmacies. While you need a prescription for emergency contraception (the morning after pill), you can use regular birth control as replacement ECPs. For more information on how to do this, you can visit the "Emergency Contraception (The Morning After Pill)" below. Regarding STIs, there are no travel restrictions related HIV status, and if you're a foreigner who tests HIV-positive, you will not be deported from Taiwan. If you are interested in getting an STI test, we have also found some recommended and LGBTQ-friendly testing services. You can find pads and tampons in Taiwan, although pads are generally more common than tampons. If you would like to buy a menstrual cup, the product is generally new to Taiwan, however some brands are either forming in Taiwan or shipping to Taiwan. Abortion is legal in some cases, as detailed in the "Abortion" section below. The "abortion pill" is available in Taiwan upon prescription (if one qualifies for the medication). | ||
==Generalities== | ==Generalities== | ||
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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Taiwan, you can obtain birth control without a prescription.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> | In Taiwan, you can obtain birth control pills without a prescription.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Taiwan, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' at pharmacies without a prescription. The pills typically come from major US and German pharmaceutical companies, like Bayer, Merck and Pfizer. Some brands you can expect to see are Diane, Duoluton, Gynera, Logynon, Marvelon, Meliane, Mercilon, Microgynon-30, Minigynon 30, Minulet, Nordette, Ortho Novum 1/50, Trinordiol, Trinovum, Yazmin and Yaz.<ref name=ippf>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=TW IPPF Taiwan]</ref> | * In Taiwan, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' at pharmacies without a prescription. The pills typically come from major US and German pharmaceutical companies, like Bayer, Merck and Pfizer. Some brands you can expect to see are Diane, Duoluton, Gynera, Logynon, Marvelon, Meliane, Mercilon, Microgynon-30, Minigynon 30, Minulet, Nordette, Ortho Novum 1/50, Trinordiol, Trinovum, Yazmin and Yaz.<ref name=ippf>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=TW IPPF Taiwan]</ref> | ||
* If you want '''condoms''', you can find them in convenience stores, drug stores and supermarkets. Widths (documented on the packaging) from ~52mm (most brands) to 56mm (for example some Durex brand types) are available. You can also purchase them online, such as through [https://www.caretobeauty.com/tw/condoms/ this company]. | * If you want '''condoms''', you can find them in convenience stores, drug stores and supermarkets. Widths (documented on the packaging) from ~52mm (most brands) to 56mm (for example some Durex brand types) are available. You can also purchase them online, such as through [https://www.caretobeauty.com/tw/condoms/ this company]. | ||