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In Qatar, birth control pills and condoms are available without a prescription. There is no emergency contraception (the morning after pill) available in Qatar, but you can use regular oral contraceptives (birth control pills) as replacement emergency contraception. Check out the "Emergency Contraception" section for details. STD/STI tests are common, and they are required if you wish to be a long-term resident, if you're pregnant, and in other cases. If you're a foreigner and found to be HIV positive, you may be deported. It is illegal to be an unmarried pregnant woman in Qatar. If you are pregnant and married, you will want to consider whether you will receive treatment and deliver the child in a public or private hospital, as different restrictions apply to the public ones. Abortion is generally illegal, except for in very rare cases, so it is best to seek an abortion outside of Qatar.  

In Qatar, you can purchase birth control pills and condoms over-the-counter (no prescription is required) at pharmacies. You don't need a marriage certificate and there are no age restrictions. Condoms are also available at stores. It is estimated that about 36.7% of Qatari women use some form of modern contraception and 19.2% have unmet family planning needs. According to a 2015 study, the most popular forms of contraception are birth control pills (used by 15.8% of Qatari women of reproductive age), IUDs (12.7%) and injectable (5.1%). There is relatively low usage of condoms as the primary contraceptive method (5.1%),<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> which may be partially due to the government's strong emphasis on sex after marriage.