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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Contraception is legal and widely available in Spain. If you would like to buy condoms, they can be found at most supermarkets and pharmacies, and there are even condom-dispensing machines in Spanish cities. However, if you would like hormonal birth control, a prescription is required. You will need to visit a doctor who will conduct a basic assessment and then issue the birth control prescription. Note that, while you legally need a prescription for birth control pills, it appears that some pharmacies may sell them over-the-counter without a prescription. Spanish pharmacies also tend to be rather liberal in dispensing hormonal birth control if you they know you have any prescription, past or present (including a foreign one), if you have a strong rapport with the pharmacist or if you bring an empty box of the birth control that you are seeking out. | Contraception is legal and widely available in Spain. If you would like to buy condoms, they can be found at most supermarkets and pharmacies, and there are even condom-dispensing machines in Spanish cities. However, if you would like hormonal birth control, a prescription is technically required. You will need to visit a doctor who will conduct a basic assessment and then issue the birth control prescription. Note that, while you legally need a prescription for birth control pills, it appears that some pharmacies may sell them over-the-counter without a prescription. Spanish pharmacies also tend to be rather liberal in dispensing hormonal birth control if you they know you have any prescription, past or present (including a foreign one), if you have a strong rapport with the pharmacist or if you bring an empty box of the birth control that you are seeking out. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
If you' | * For a comprehensive list of contraceptive options in Spain, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=ES here]. | ||
* If you want '''birth control pills''' ("píldoras anticonceptivas” in Spanish) in Spain, you will need a prescription. Once you have a prescription, you can find many brands, and there are about 30 birth control brands registered in Spain, including combined pills, progestin-only pills and combined pills. Some of the brands you can expect to see are Cerazette, Cilest, Diane, Dianette, Diane 35, Gracial, Gynovin, Harmonet, Meliane, Melodene 15, Microdiol, Microgynon, Minesse, Minulet, Nordette, Yasmin and Yaz. For a full list, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=ES here]. | |||
* You should also be able to find '''contraceptive rings''' (like Nuvaring) at pharmacies. | |||
* If you want the '''contraceptive shot/injection''', this is how you say it in Spanish: "anticonceptivo inyectable” | |||
* If you want the '''contraceptive implant''' ("implante anticonceptivo” in Spanish), you can find Implanon and Jadelle in Spain.<ref>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=ES IPPF Spain]</ref> | |||
* If you want an IUD ("DIU” in Spanish), you can find Mirena (and probably other IUD and IUS options) in Spain.<ref>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=ES IPPF Spain]</ref> | |||
As for pharmacies, you'll be able to find them on almost every corner in Barcelona. But one recommendation for foreigners is Farmacia Central, as they speak English, French, German and Arabic. Address: C/Via Laietana, 40 - 08003 Barcelona - Spain - Tel. +34 932 68 45 54 - barcelonapharmacy@gmail.com. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
For a month's supply of birth control pills, you can expect to pay 2.5-5 euro for a box. | * For a month's supply of birth control pills, you can expect to pay 2.5-5 euro for a box. | ||
* At one Barcelona pharmacy, Nuvaring was sold for 19 euro (July 2017). The prices are probably similar in Madrid and other Spanish cities. | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
If you have a yeast infection, ask | * If you have a yeast infection ("infección por levaduras" in Spanish), you can ask the pharmacist for Fluconazole, which is antifungal medication. They'll be able to give you Fluconazole or something similar. | ||
If you have a urinary tract infection, you can | * If you have a urinary tract infection ("infecciones de las vías urinarias" in Spanish), you can contact a doctor/pharmacist to find out next steps. | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
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===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
Obviously it's free if you go to a public clinic. In the case of going to a private one, it depends on the clinic. It could take between 60€ and 200€ (if you have a medical insurance it's usually included on it). | |||
==Pregnancy== | ==Pregnancy== | ||
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* [http://www.expatica.com/es/healthcare/Getting-healthcare-in-Spain_101467.html Health Care Information for Expats in Spain] | * [http://www.expatica.com/es/healthcare/Getting-healthcare-in-Spain_101467.html Health Care Information for Expats in Spain] | ||
* [http://www.allianz.es Allianz Spain]: "Allianz Seguros offers a wide range of financial and insurance products throughout its agent/broker network. Allianz Seguros is also present in the direct channel through its subsidiary Fenix Directo (specializing in direct insurance) | * [http://www.allianz.es Allianz Spain]: "Allianz Seguros offers a wide range of financial and insurance products throughout its agent/broker network. Allianz Seguros is also present in the direct channel through its subsidiary Fenix Directo (specializing in direct insurance)" Address: Paseo de la Castellana 95, Planta 14, Edificio Torre Europa, 28046 Madrid, Spain, Tel: +34.91.4177767, Fax +34.91.4177999. | ||
* [http://www.doctoralia.es/medico/roman+pino+juan+carlos-10359659 Gabinete Médico Delicias]: Gabinete Médico Delicias | |||
* [http://www.cmgranvia.com/cmgranvia/?params=26,26,114,9,equipo_medico Centro Médico Gran Vía]: Centro Médico Gran Vía | |||
* [http://www.sanitas.es/sanitas/reinavictoria/especialidades/especialidades-medicas/index.html Sanitas Milenium] Sanitas Milenium | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||