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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Costa Rica, you can purchase contraception (birth control) over-the-counter. No prescription is required.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ FreethePill: Where on Earth]</ref> According to a 2015 report, 78.9% of Costa Rican women (who are married/in unions and of reproductive age & married) use some form of contraception, including traditional methods, and 6.2% have unmet family planning needs. For these women, the most popular contraceptive methods were female sterilization (27.7%), birth control pills (21%), condoms (11%) and injectables (8.8%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Report 2015]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* For a list of contraceptive options available in Costa Rica, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=CR here]. | |||
* In Costa Rica, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' over-the-counter. You can find phasic and combined pills, and the brands typically come from Germany, the UK and the USA. Some brands you may see are Cilest, Femiane, Gynovin, Harmonet, Lo-Rondal, Microgynon, Microgynon-30, Minulet, Miranova, Mirelle, Nordette, Norgylene, Norinyl, Norinyl 1+50, Qlaira, Trinordiol, Yaz, Yasmin and Yermonil. | |||
* If you want a '''contraceptive shot/injectable''', you can options produced in Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, USA and Germany. Some of the brands are Cyclofemina, Depo-Provera SAS 150mg/ml, Mesigyna, Norigynon, Noristerat, Proter, Topasel and Yectames. | |||
* If you want a '''contraceptive implant''', you can find Norplant, which has Levonorgestrel 36 x 6 mg and is produced by Bayer HealthCare. | |||
* If you want an '''IUD''', you can get Mirena, which is a hormonal IUD with Levonorgestrel 52 mg, and it's produced by Bayer HealthCare. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||