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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
To access emergency contraception, you will need a prescription. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
For dedicated EC products, there's ellaOne, an anti-progestin, and you should take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. There's also PiDaNa, a progestin, and you also should take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. As for contraceptives used as EC, there are a variety of contraceptives in Germany, and instructions for how many to take will vary according to the pills. | Once you have a prescription, you can find emergency contraception in public sector clinics, private clinics, pharmacies and emergency rooms. Some Catholic hospitals may refuse to prescribe or issue EC, but this is not very common. For dedicated EC products, there's ellaOne, an anti-progestin, and you should take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. There's also PiDaNa, a progestin, and you also should take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. As for contraceptives used as EC, there are a variety of contraceptives in Germany, and instructions for how many to take will vary according to the pills. For more details, visit the [http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC website], where you can find all possible combinations accessible in Germany. | ||
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===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
LNG: € 17, as of 2013; UPA: € 35, as of 2013. | |||
==Medication & Vaccines== | ==Medication & Vaccines== | ||