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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* It may be difficult to access dedicated emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) in Afghanistan. However, you can try to use regular oral contraceptives (birth control pills) as replacement ECPs. To do this, you can take Stediril-d (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> For updated information on how to use birth control pills as replacement ECPs in Afghanistan, please visit the [http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]. | * It may be difficult to access dedicated emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) in Afghanistan. However, you can try to use regular oral contraceptives (birth control pills) as replacement ECPs. To do this, you can take Stediril-d (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> For updated information on how to use birth control pills as replacement ECPs in Afghanistan, please visit the [http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]. | ||
* From one local: "In Kabul, there are several international clinics and hospitals, mainly treating expats and providing Western contraceptives, such as the morning after pill. There is no such service accessible for local women." (October 2017) | |||
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