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* If you register in local health care center (you can do it if you are Portuguese or a resident) they will give you free condoms and free birth control pills. Usually they give them for free in the appointment related to family planning or you can ask directly to your nurse at any time. | * If you register in your local health care center (you can do it if you are Portuguese or a resident) they will give you free condoms and free birth control pills. Usually they give them for free in the appointment related to family planning (they also provide free gynecology exams in this appointment, once a year) or you can ask directly to your nurse at any time. | ||
* Birth control pills are relatively cheap in Portugal. Minigeste costs about €5 per pack. Microgynon is 2.46€ per pack (as of October 2017). | * Birth control pills are relatively cheap in Portugal. Minigeste costs about €5 per pack. Microgynon is 2.46€ per pack (as of October 2017). | ||
* The standard price for Nuvaring in Portuguese pharmacies is 11,64€ (as of October, 2017). | * The standard price for Nuvaring in Portuguese pharmacies is 11,64€ (as of October, 2017). | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
'''IMPORTANT NOTE:''' In Portugal, you can find a 24-hour pharmacy in your area, but the pharmacies run a rotational basis. This means that, each day, a different pharmacy is open for 24 hours. To see which 24-hour pharmacies are open in Lisbon and other cities, click [http://www.farmaciasdeservico.net/localidade/lisboa/lisboa here]. | '''IMPORTANT NOTE:''' In Portugal, you can find a 24-hour pharmacy in your area, but the pharmacies run on a rotational basis. This means that, each day, a different pharmacy is open for 24 hours. To see which 24-hour pharmacies are open in Lisbon and other cities, click [http://www.farmaciasdeservico.net/localidade/lisboa/lisboa here]. | ||
* In Portugal, you can obtain '''emergency contraception pills (morning after pills)''' without a prescription at public sector clinics, pharmacies and emergency rooms. You can expect to see a variety of types of ECPs (emergency contraception pills), including ellaOne, which is an anti-progestin pill and it's currently considered the most effective ECP available (as of 2017). For ellaOne, you take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. You can also find progestin-only ECPs, like NorLevo 1.5mg, Postinor 1500.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> For both of these brands, you also take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex, but they may prove less effective than ellaOne (especially if it's been more than 72 hours). | * In Portugal, you can obtain '''emergency contraception pills (morning after pills)''' without a prescription at public sector clinics, pharmacies and emergency rooms. You can expect to see a variety of types of ECPs (emergency contraception pills), including ellaOne, which is an anti-progestin pill and it's currently considered the most effective ECP available (as of 2017). For ellaOne, you take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. You can also find progestin-only ECPs, like NorLevo 1.5mg, Postinor 1500.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> For both of these brands, you also take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex, but they may prove less effective than ellaOne (especially if it's been more than 72 hours). | ||