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In Morocco, you can purchase birth control without a prescription. You can also access emergency contraception (the morning after pill), and ellaOne (which is currently considered the most effective EC) is available. There are no travel restrictions related to HIV or STD status, and you can get free anonymous HIV tests at certain facilities, which we list on this page. There is currently no HPV vaccination program. There also appears to be no PrEP in Morocco yet. You can find pads and tampons in Morocco, and there are some small-scale menstrual cup vendors.Abortion is legal under certain circumstances, and in recent years, these circumstances have been expanded. However, legal abortions are still not the norm and many women still seek out underground and unsafe abortions each year. | In Morocco, you can purchase birth control without a prescription. You can also access emergency contraception (the morning after pill), and ellaOne (which is currently considered the most effective EC) is available. There are no travel restrictions related to HIV or STD status, and you can get free anonymous HIV tests at certain facilities, which we list on this page. There is currently no HPV vaccination program. There also appears to be no PrEP in Morocco yet. You can find pads and tampons in Morocco, and there are some small-scale menstrual cup vendors. Abortion is legal under certain circumstances, and in recent years, these circumstances have been expanded. However, legal abortions are still not the norm and many women still seek out underground and unsafe abortions each year. | ||
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In Morocco, birth control | In Morocco, birth control pills are informally available without a prescription. This means that it can be purchased over-the-counter at pharmacies. You can also access other forms of birth control, such as condoms, shots and IUDs. It is estimated that about 68% of Moroccan women use some form of contraception and that 48% use modern contraceptive methods. It was found in a 2015 UN report that 9.7% of Moroccan women have unmet family planning needs. The most common birth control methods were the pill (used by 49.6% of Moroccan women who are in marriages or in unions), IUD (4.3%), withdrawal (3.9%), rhythm (4.3%) and female sterilization (3.0%). Condom usage is rather low with only 1.2% using the male condom.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | ||
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* To say birth control, you can either say/write تنظيم النسل (in Arabic) or "contrôle des naissances" (in French). | |||
* For a list of contraceptive options available in Morocco, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=MA here]. | * For a list of contraceptive options available in Morocco, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=MA here]. | ||
* In Moroccan cities, the neighborhood health clinics provide family planning services. However, at these clinics, there is often an expectation that, if you're being helped, you should be married. Clinic staff may not explicitly ask for marriage certificates, but they typically already know who is married and who is unmarried due to their neighborhood involvement. To avoid judgment and stigma, many unmarried Moroccan women choose to visit NGOs over neighborhood clinics for family planning services. | * In Moroccan cities, the neighborhood health clinics provide family planning services. However, at these clinics, there is often an expectation that, if you're being helped, you should be married. Clinic staff may not explicitly ask for marriage certificates, but they typically already know who is married and who is unmarried due to their neighborhood involvement. To avoid judgment and stigma, many unmarried Moroccan women choose to visit NGOs over neighborhood clinics for family planning services. | ||
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* To say/write "emergency contraception," here it is in Arabic (وسائل منع الحمل في حالات الطوارئ) and French (contraception d'urgence). | |||
* You can purchase dedicated emergency contraception at Moroccan pharmacies. Some brands you can expect to see are ellaOne, NorLevo 1.5mg and Postinor-2. For all of these pills, you should take one pill within 120 hours of unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> Currently, ellaOne is considered the most effective EC on the market, since it can be effective for 5 days after unprotected sex, whereas the other pills are effective for 3-5 days after unprotected sex. For more information on ellaOne, check out the [http://www.ellaone.com/ ellaOne website]. | * You can purchase dedicated emergency contraception at Moroccan pharmacies. Some brands you can expect to see are ellaOne, NorLevo 1.5mg and Postinor-2. For all of these pills, you should take one pill within 120 hours of unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> Currently, ellaOne is considered the most effective EC on the market, since it can be effective for 5 days after unprotected sex, whereas the other pills are effective for 3-5 days after unprotected sex. For more information on ellaOne, check out the [http://www.ellaone.com/ ellaOne website]. | ||
* You can have an IUD inserted to prevent pregnancy for up to 5 days after unprotected sex. | * You can have an IUD inserted to prevent pregnancy for up to 5 days after unprotected sex. | ||
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* "I brought mine (Ella One) at my local Pharmacy in Marrakesh and it costed 145 Dirhams exactly. They do not require any further information, the woman there didn't ask for prescription or my age so it was all good." - Gynopedia user, August 2020 | |||
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There are no travel restrictions related to HIV or STI status in Morocco. In the 1990s, some people were deported due to their HIV status, but that has stopped. Furthermore, while the US Consulate website claims that there are restrictions on HIV+ visitors to Morocco, this has been confirmed by numerous sources to be incorrect, and more information can be found online at [http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=126 HIV Travel]. | * Here's how to say sexually-transmitted infection: مرض منقول جنسيا (Arabic), infection sexuellement transmissible (French) | ||
* Note: Please visit the "Medications & Vaccines" section for information on PEP and PrEP access in Morocco. | |||
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There are no travel restrictions related to HIV or STI status in Morocco. In the 1990s, some people were deported due to their HIV status, but that has stopped. Furthermore, while the US Consulate website claims that there are restrictions on HIV+ visitors to Morocco, this has been confirmed by numerous sources to be incorrect, and more information can be found online at [http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=126 HIV Travel]. In Morocco, some companies ask prospective or new employees for HIV test results. This is actually illegal and some NGOs in Morocco have worked to eliminate this practice, so it's become increasingly uncommon. However, there are still cases of employers asking for HIV tests. You can contact [http://www.alcs.ma/ Association de Lutte contre le Sida (ALCS)] for information if this is happening to you. | |||
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* If you have a yeast infection, you should ask the pharmacist for Fluconazole. | * In Morocco, you can get PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) in emergency rooms. | ||
* There is no national HPV vaccination program in Morocco, despite the fact that cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer among Moroccan women.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/MAR_FS.pdf Morocco - Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016 | * There are no official providers of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Morocco, as of February 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 should ask the pharmacist for Pevaryl or Gyno Pevaryl, which are two yeast infection medications that are commonly sold in Morocco. 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 can get typically 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, it's not enforced in Morocco. | |||
* There is no national HPV vaccination program in Morocco, despite the fact that cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer among Moroccan women.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/MAR_FS.pdf Morocco - Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | |||
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In Morocco, you can find pads, tampons and some menstrual cups. Pads are very common and easy to find. Tampons are sold in large stores, especially ones that are in tourist areas. You can also | * If you menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea), you can say عسر الطمث (Arabic) or dysménorrhée (French) | ||
* In Morocco, you can find pads, tampons and some menstrual cups. Pads are very common and easy to find. Tampons are sold in large stores, especially ones that are in tourist areas. You can also find them in Marjane, a supermarket chain. | |||
* Regarding menstrual cups, you can buy Girlies Menstrual Cup for 300 MAD from Nature & Eveil - click [http://nature-eveil.ma/hygiene-feminine/1822-coupe-menstruelle-girlies-cup.html?search_query=coupe&results=15#.WG3IjrZ96Rs here] for more details. However, there are no official sellers of major brands, like DivaCup, MoonCup or Lunette. However, there are some women and small boutiques that may sell menstrual cups. Also, if you're using a menstrual cup, nearly all washrooms have some kind of water, so you'll be able to rinse it out. | |||
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Please visit city pages, like the [[Casablanca]] | * Here's how you say/write gynecologist: دكتور امراض نساء (Arabic), gynécologue (French) | ||
* Please visit city pages, like the [[Casablanca]] or [[Rabat]] pages, for local recommendations. | |||
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* In Morocco, homosexuality is illegal and there are no laws to protect LGBTQ from discrimination. To learn about laws related to LGBT people in Morocco, click [http://www.equaldex.com/region/morocco here]. | |||
* [http://www.ampf.org.ma/ The Association Marocaine de Planification Familiale (AMPF)]: This organization, founded in 1971, is the main sexual and reproductive health care organization in Morocco. It is a member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and they also do work related to education and advocacy. | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/solfem/ Association Solidarité Féminine (ASF)]: "a non-profit organization founded by Aïcha Chenna in Casablanca, Morocco in 1985. The association helps single mothers gain work experience by training them at the association's restaurant, patisserie, and hammam." | |||
* [http://www.learningpartnership.org/morocco Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM)]: "Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM) is an autonomous, non-profit feminist NGO, which aims to promote women's rights in order to increase women's power and influence in the juridical, political, economic and social spheres to build an egalitarian society based on democracy and sustainable development." | |||
* [https://amalrestaurant.wordpress.com/ Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant]: This is in Marrakesh. "Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant is a non-profit organization in Marrakesh, Morocco, that helps disadvantaged women gain work experience by training them in the preparation of Moroccan food and international food" | |||
* [http://www.bmdoctors.com BMDOCTORS]: This website provides a directory of doctors in Morocco, Algeria and France. | |||
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