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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Emergency | Emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) are available in Egypt by prescription only.<ref>[https://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/egypt/ EC Status and Availability - Egypt]</ref> Studies have shown that Egyptians are generally interested in EC yet lack proper education. According to one study, "There is a need for EC in Egypt. However, a big gap in knowledge leads to nonuse or incorrect use of EC and negative attitude toward it. If health service planners and policy makers could fill this gap, a considerable decline in the prevalence of unwanted pregnancy may be achieved by using EC."<ref>[http://www.dktinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Abstract-ECPs-in-Egypt-European-Journal-of-Contraception-May2013.pdf ECPs in Egypt]</ref> | ||
According to another study in 2013, 75% of Egyptian women in Alexandria lacked knowledge of EC methods. Furthermore, 18.8% thought that EC and the abortion pill were the same thing. Many women did not know the legality of EC either, with 51% incorrectly thinking it was illegal and 38.4% not knowing at all. "Despite the fact that EC has been available and registered for a long time in Egypt and some other Middle Eastern countries as Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen," the study found "EC remains relatively unknown and is discussed controversially in such countries, and the problem of unintended pregnancy still exists."<ref>[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658361213000784 Awareness and use of emergency contraception among women of childbearing age at the family health care centers in Alexandria, Egypt]</ref> | According to another study in 2013, 75% of Egyptian women in Alexandria lacked knowledge of EC methods. Furthermore, 18.8% thought that EC and the abortion pill were the same thing. Many women did not know the legality of EC either, with 51% incorrectly thinking it was illegal and 38.4% not knowing at all. "Despite the fact that EC has been available and registered for a long time in Egypt and some other Middle Eastern countries as Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen," the study found "EC remains relatively unknown and is discussed controversially in such countries, and the problem of unintended pregnancy still exists."<ref>[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658361213000784 Awareness and use of emergency contraception among women of childbearing age at the family health care centers in Alexandria, Egypt]</ref> | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
Legally, you need a prescription to get dedicated EC in Egypt. But some pharmacists may give it out without a prescription. This doctor prescribes EC for about ₫375835: [http://www.whatclinic.com/obstetrics-gynaecology/egypt/gizeh/dr-magued-adel-aziz-mikhail Dr Magued Adel Aziz Mikhail]: Address: 15 Charles De Gaulle Street opposite Giza Zoo, 5th floor flat 52 Above Ragab sons Supermarket, Giza. Phone: 00 20 122 444 0597. | * Legally, you need a prescription to get dedicated EC in Egypt. But some pharmacists may give it out without a prescription. This doctor prescribes EC for about ₫375835: [http://www.whatclinic.com/obstetrics-gynaecology/egypt/gizeh/dr-magued-adel-aziz-mikhail Dr Magued Adel Aziz Mikhail]: Address: 15 Charles De Gaulle Street opposite Giza Zoo, 5th floor flat 52 Above Ragab sons Supermarket, Giza. Phone: 00 20 122 444 0597. | ||
* If you want dedicated emergency contraception (the morning after pill), you can find progestin-only pills in Egypt. For these pills, you take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex. The brands you'll find may be Contraplan II (this is a brand produced in Egypt by DKT Egypt) and Postinor-2 (this is an international brand produced by many labs).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | * If you want dedicated emergency contraception (the morning after pill), you can find progestin-only pills in Egypt. For these pills, you take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex. The brands you'll find may be Contraplan II (this is a brand produced in Egypt by DKT Egypt) and Postinor-2 (this is an international brand produced by many labs).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | ||
* If you can't access dedicated emergency contraception, you can use regular birth control pills as replacement EC. To do this, you can take progestin-only pills, such as Microlut (take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take progestin-estrogen combined pills but you must remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. You can take Primovlar (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later. You can also take Microvlar or Nordette (for these, take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | * If you can't access dedicated emergency contraception, you can use regular birth control pills as replacement EC. To do this, you can take progestin-only pills, such as Microlut (take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take progestin-estrogen combined pills but you must remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. You can take Primovlar (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later. You can also take Microvlar or Nordette (for these, take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | ||