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In Dubai, you can't buy dedicated emergency contraception. | * In Dubai, you can't buy dedicated emergency contraception (the morning after pill). | ||
* Here's what you can do: You can use some oral contraceptive pills (birth control pills) as emergency contraception. You do this by taking multiple pills within a short period of time, which can act as a replacement for dedicated emergency contraception. The instructions for this vary, depending on which pill you take. For example, you can take Microval (take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex) or Neogynon (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later). There's also Logynon (take ochre pills only), Microgynon-30, Nordette -- and for all of these, take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later. Note that in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | |||
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Misoprostol (the abortion pill) is reportedly available under the brand names Arthrotec and Cytotec. You can supposedly find it at some hospitals. Though, according to a UN report, "Very little reliable information is available on the incidence of abortion, both legal and illegal, in the United Arab Emirates." | * Misoprostol (the abortion pill) is reportedly available under the brand names Arthrotec and Cytotec. You can supposedly find it at some hospitals. Though, according to a UN report, "Very little reliable information is available on the incidence of abortion, both legal and illegal, in the United Arab Emirates." | ||
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If you are considering leaving the country for an abortion, you can get a legal abortion in [[India]], [[Turkey]], [[Greece]], [[Georgia]] or [[Azerbaijan]]. If you are interested in traveling to Europe, there are also many countries where abortion is legal. | * If you are considering leaving the country for an abortion, you can get a legal abortion in [[India]], [[Turkey]], [[Greece]], [[Georgia]] or [[Azerbaijan]]. If you are interested in traveling to Europe, there are also many countries where abortion is legal. | ||
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