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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In El Salvador, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' at pharmacies without a prescription. Some of the brands you can expect to see are Miranova, Nordette, Yasmin, Yaz and more other brands. For a full list | * For a comprehensive list of available contraceptives in El Salvador, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=SV here]. | ||
* If you want '''contraceptive injections''', | * In El Salvador, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' ("píldoras anticonceptivas” in Spanish) at pharmacies without a prescription. There are over 20 birth control pill brands registered in El Salvador, including combined and phasic pills. Some of the brands you can expect to see are Cilest, Diane-35, Femiane, Gynovin, Lo-Femenal, Miranova, Microgynon, Nordette, Yasmin, Yaz and more other brands. For a full list, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=SV here]. | ||
* If you want '''contraceptive implants''', you should be able to find Norplant and Jadelle in El Salvador. | * In Spanish, the word for '''"condom"''' is "condón." | ||
* If you want an '''IUD''' or '''IUS''', you should be able to get copper or hormonal IUDs in El Salvador. | * If you want '''contraceptive injections''' ("anticonceptivo inyectable” in Spanish), there are over 20 injectable brands available in El Salvador, including Depo-Provera, Norigynon Noristerat and other brands. In many Latin American countries, you can get the injection directly at the pharmacy, but we're not sure if this is possible in El Salvador. For a full list of injectables available, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=SV here]. | ||
* If you want '''contraceptive implants''' ("implante anticonceptivo” in Spanish), you should be able to find Norplant and Jadelle in El Salvador.<ref>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=SV IPPF El Salvador]</ref> | |||
* If you want an '''IUD''' ("DIU” in Spanish) or '''IUS''', you should be able to get copper or hormonal IUDs in El Salvador. From [https://www.facebook.com/ginecologianaturalypartosconscientes.ElSalvador/ Aleida Parducci @ the Gineceo], you can get Mirena (hormonal) IUS for $300 or the IUD Copper 380 for $75. For the copper IUD, you can get it from [https://www.facebook.com/Dra-alicia-corleto-carpio-168292993224518/ Dra alicia corleto carpio] for (we think) $40. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||