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* You can get STI/STD tests from most doctors, family planning clinics or sexual healths clinics. However, here's a list of some places to consider: | * You can get STI/STD tests from most doctors, family planning clinics or sexual healths clinics. However, here's a list of some places to consider: | ||
* [https://www.clinic66.com.au/womens-health/sti-std-screenings/ Clinic 66]: | * [https://www.clinic66.com.au/womens-health/sti-std-screenings/ Clinic 66]: "Our women’s sexual health clinic in Chatswood, Sydney, can help if you believe you have STI or STD symptoms. We check for STIs such as chlamydia, herpes, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis and genital warts." Email: info@clinic66.com.au. Phone: (02) 9411 3411. | ||
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Pads and tampons (without applicators) are very easy to find. Aside from being sold in supermarkets, pharmacies and convenience stores, you can also find them in many bathrooms. You can find tampons with applicators (usually cardboard), like Tampax or Kotex, in major supermarkets and shopping malls. As for menstrual cups, there is one Australian distributor of DivaCup: [http://www.bartonbrands.com.au Barton Brands], Represented By: Lightning Brokers: PO Box 1218, Springwood, Qld 4127, 1-300-884-456, info@biosports.com.au. As for MoonCup, there are no distributors in Australia, it seems, so it should be bought online. As for LadyCup, there are no distributors in Australia, so it's best to buy online or purchase online from an NZ distributor, like Tweedle or Mother's Instinct. | * Pads and tampons (without applicators) are very easy to find. Aside from being sold in supermarkets, pharmacies and convenience stores, you can also find them in many bathrooms. | ||
* You can find tampons with applicators (usually cardboard), like Tampax or Kotex, in major supermarkets and shopping malls. | |||
* As for menstrual cups, there is one Australian distributor of DivaCup: [http://www.bartonbrands.com.au Barton Brands], Represented By: Lightning Brokers: PO Box 1218, Springwood, Qld 4127, 1-300-884-456, info@biosports.com.au. As for MoonCup, there are no distributors in Australia, it seems, so it should be bought online. As for LadyCup, there are no distributors in Australia, so it's best to buy online or purchase online from an NZ distributor, like Tweedle or Mother's Instinct. | |||
* If you're experiencing menstrual problems, you can contact women's clinics, such as [https://www.clinic66.com.au/womens-health/menstrual-problems/ Clinic 66]. | |||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== <!--T:54--> | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== <!--T:54--> | ||
* [https://www.clinic66.com.au/womens-health/sti-std-screenings/ Clinic 66]: "Clinic 66 provides many gynaecological services including menopause and contraceptive counselling, infertility workup, unplanned pregnancy advice and management, incontinence management and medical treatment for common gynaecological conditions such as endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)." Address: 31 Bertram St, Chatswood NSW 2067, Australia. Email: info@clinic66.com.au. Phone: (02) 9411 3411. | |||
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In Australia, abortion laws are determined by state or territory. You can check out this [https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/reproductivechoiceaustralia/pages/89/attachments/original/1501309922/AbortionLawSummaryWithMap_August2017.pdf?1501309922 infographic map of the laws], put together by Reproductive Choice Australia, to learn more about the laws for each state. | In Australia, abortion laws are determined by state or territory. You can check out this [https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/reproductivechoiceaustralia/pages/89/attachments/original/1501309922/AbortionLawSummaryWithMap_August2017.pdf?1501309922 infographic map of the laws], put together by Reproductive Choice Australia, to learn more about the laws for each state. | ||
In the state of | In the state of New South Wales, abortion is technically a criminal offense. However, it is legally permitted in most scenarios, which include: when there is a medical, social, or economic reason that causes a "serious danger" to a pregnant person's life, or when negative health consequences may be felt by the pregnant person after the birth of the child. These rules are very general and broad, meaning that most people are able to find legal means of obtaining an abortion in New South Wales, even if abortion is technically not fully legal.<ref>[https://www.clinic66.com.au/pregnancy-termination-abortion/abortion-legal-australia/ Is Abortion Legal in Australia?]</ref> To learn more about abortion laws in Australia, you can visit the [[Australia]] page. | ||
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