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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Hong Kong, you need a prescription to obtain emergency contraception at pharmacies. However, you can obtain EC from the Family Planning Association Hong Kong (FPAHK), family doctors and government clinics without a prescroption. FPAHK also allows people to purchase in EC in advance, which they can store at home in case of emergencies. There is no confirmed data on age restrictions for EC in Hong Kong. If you do have a prescription, you can find EC at pharmacies. Note that, while Hong Kong is technically a part of China, it has different policies than mainland China (where EC is widely accessible). | |||
According to studies, Hong Kong residents seem rather uneducated regarding EC. Many women think that EC causes abortion. This lack of awareness is also found in the medical community. In a 2007 study, doctors scored 6.08 out of 12 in a simple test of EC knowledge. | |||
The HK government has claimed that, if they make EC available at all pharmacies, they are promoting promiscuity. However, as written in [https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/08/morning-pills-made-available-counter-hong-kong/ Hong Kong Free Press], "It is debatable whether the fear of encouraging promiscuity, the lack of general knowledge among users, or concerns over misuse are legitimate reasons for the Hong Kong government to play the role of moral police and deny over-the-counter access to the pill." | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* Fanda Pharmacy (near Pedder street in Central) | |||
* Family Planning Association Hong Kong (FPAHK) - Place to get EC without a prescription | |||
For dedicated EC products, you can find Escapelle and NorLevo 1.5mg (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take Duet, Estinor, Postinor-2 | |||
(take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). If you want to use oral contraceptives as EC, options include Duoluton, Eugynon, Neogynon, Nordiol and Ovral ( take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later). Other oral contraceptive options include Microgynon, Microgynon 30 ED, Microgynon-30, Nordette and Rigevidon (take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later). Finally, there's Loette (take 5 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 5 more pills 12 hours later). | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
At FPAHK, you'll pay up to HK$360 for a consultation and a single dose of the morning-after pill. | |||
==Medication & Vaccines== | ==Medication & Vaccines== | ||