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For yeast infections, you can get Canesten cream with no prescription at pharmacies like Watson's. Diflucan if also available for yeast infections, but you may need to visit a doctor to get a prescription (can someone confirm this?). Regarding HPV, vaccines like Gardasil are available, and the registered age for the vaccine is 9 years and up. For HIV prevention, there is no PrEP access. However, for people traveling to HK with HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral medication can be carried for personal use. | For yeast infections, you can get Canesten cream with no prescription at pharmacies like Watson's. Diflucan if also available for yeast infections, but you may need to visit a doctor to get a prescription (can someone confirm this?). Regarding HPV, vaccines like Gardasil are available, and the registered age for the vaccine is 9 years and up. For HIV prevention, there is no PrEP access. However, for people traveling to HK with HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral medication can be carried for personal use. | ||
For PEP, contact | For PEP, contact [http://www.emchk.com/ Hong Kong Emergency Medicine Centre]. They are open 24/7. | ||
* | * [http://www.kinetics.hk/english/vaccine/hpv/vaccine.html Kinetics] - for HPV or Hepatitis vaccination. | ||
More details on future Truvada/PrEP access in Hong Kong, as written by [http://www.std-hiv-clinic.hk/index_topic.php?did=255750&didpath=/255750 Sexual Health Specialists, HK]: "At the crux of this debate – which extends far beyond Hong Kong’s borders – is whether Truvada is the costly answer to the HIV epidemic or whether its usage only serves to encourage more unprotected sex. Only time will tell – but at least people can add another option to their list of HIV prevention, even though the drug still isn’t readily available in Hong Kong." | More details on future Truvada/PrEP access in Hong Kong, as written by [http://www.std-hiv-clinic.hk/index_topic.php?did=255750&didpath=/255750 Sexual Health Specialists, HK]: "At the crux of this debate – which extends far beyond Hong Kong’s borders – is whether Truvada is the costly answer to the HIV epidemic or whether its usage only serves to encourage more unprotected sex. Only time will tell – but at least people can add another option to their list of HIV prevention, even though the drug still isn’t readily available in Hong Kong." | ||