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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
[information | * If you can access a prescription for dedicated emergency contraception (the morning after pill), you may find Postinor-2 in Saudi Arabia.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/saudi-arabia/ EC Status and Availability: Saudi Arabia]</ref> <ref>[https://desertenlightenment.wordpress.com/moving-to-saudi-arabia-faq/ MOVING TO SAUDI ARABIA FAQ]</ref> | ||
* If you cannot access dedicated emergency contraception, you can use regular oral contraceptives (birth control pills) as replacement ECPs. To do this, you can do any of the following: | |||
** For any of these pill brands, take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex: Microlut<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | |||
** For any of these pill brands, take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later (note: in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used): Eugynon, Neogynon, Nordiol, Ovral<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | |||
** For any of these pill brands, take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later (note: in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used): Microgynon-30, Nordette<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | |||
* You can also get an IUD as a form of emergency contraception. Contact your ob/gyn for details. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||