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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===


* To say birth control, you can either say/write تنظيم النسل  (in Arabic) or "contrôle des naissances" (in French).
* For a comprehensive list of contraceptive options available in Tunisia, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=TN here].
* For a comprehensive list of contraceptive options available in Tunisia, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=TN here].
* In Tunisia, you can purchase '''oral contraceptives (birth control pills)''' without a prescription at pharmacies. Some of the brands you can expect to find are Diane, Diane Planeires, Diane-35, Marvelon, Microgynon, Microgynon-30 and Microval.
* In Tunisia, you can purchase '''oral contraceptives (birth control pills)''' without a prescription at pharmacies. Some of the brands you can expect to find are Diane, Diane Planeires, Diane-35, Marvelon, Microgynon, Microgynon-30 and Microval.
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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===


* To say/write "emergency contraception," here it is in Arabic (وسائل منع الحمل في حالات الطوارئ) and French (contraception d'urgence).
* In Tunisia, you can purchase emergency contraception (the morning after pill) without a prescription. You can find EC at pharmacies and IPPF-affiliated programs. You should be able to find NorLevo (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> You may also be able to access ellaOne, which is currently considered the most effective EC on the market, but a prescription may be required.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/tunisia/ EC Status and Availability - Tunisia]</ref>
* In Tunisia, you can purchase emergency contraception (the morning after pill) without a prescription. You can find EC at pharmacies and IPPF-affiliated programs. You should be able to find NorLevo (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> You may also be able to access ellaOne, which is currently considered the most effective EC on the market, but a prescription may be required.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/tunisia/ EC Status and Availability - Tunisia]</ref>
* If you can't access dedicated emergency contraception, you can use regular birth control pills as replacement EC. To do this, you can take Microval (take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take progestin-estrogen combined pills but remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. You can take Neogynon (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later) and Microgynon-30 (take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref>
* If you can't access dedicated emergency contraception, you can use regular birth control pills as replacement EC. To do this, you can take Microval (take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take progestin-estrogen combined pills but remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. You can take Neogynon (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later) and Microgynon-30 (take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref>
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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===
Note: Here's how to say sexually-transmitted infection: مرض منقول جنسيا (Arabic), infection sexuellement transmissible (French)


If you're visiting Tunisia as a foreign tourists, there are no travel restrictions related to HIV status. You will not be asked for medical certificates in order to enter the country. However, if you are applying for long-term stay (for example, if you're applying for work permit, residency permit or student visa/permit), you'll probably need to take an HIV test. If your results are positive, you may be denied the permit or visa. Also, according to one source, if you plan to stay in Tunisia for over 30 days, you are required to take an HIV test. This information will need further research to fully confirm its current status.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=182 TUNISIA - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref>
If you're visiting Tunisia as a foreign tourists, there are no travel restrictions related to HIV status. You will not be asked for medical certificates in order to enter the country. However, if you are applying for long-term stay (for example, if you're applying for work permit, residency permit or student visa/permit), you'll probably need to take an HIV test. If your results are positive, you may be denied the permit or visa. Also, according to one source, if you plan to stay in Tunisia for over 30 days, you are required to take an HIV test. This information will need further research to fully confirm its current status.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=182 TUNISIA - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref>
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===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===
* There are no official providers of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Tunisia, as of March 2017.<ref>[http://www.prepwatch.org/ PrEpWatch World Map]</ref> This may change in the future.
* If you have a yeast infection, this is how you say it in Arabic (الالتهاب المهبلي) and French (candidose vaginale). You may find medications like Pevaryl or Gyno Pevaryl, which are two yeast infection medications that are sold in North Africa. If those are not available, you can also ask for Fluconazole, and the pharmacist should be able to give you medication that contains the necessary active ingredients.
* If you believe that you have a UTI (urinary tract infection), here's how you say it in French: IVU (Infection des voies urinaires). You may be able to get medication at the pharmacy without a prescription. While it is generally recommended that you visit a health professional to confirm your results before taking treatment, this may not be enforced in Tunisia.
* There is no national HPV vaccination program in Tunisia.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/TUN_FS.pdf - Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> However, you can probably get the vaccine at hospitals or clinics.


===Costs===
===Costs===
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