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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Costa Rica, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' ("píldoras anticonceptivas” in Spanish) over-the-counter. You can find phasic and combined pills, and the brands typically come from Germany, the UK and the USA. Some brands you may see are Cilest, Femiane, Gynovin, Harmonet, Lo-Rondal, Microgynon, Microgynon-30, Minulet, Miranova, Mirelle, Nordette, Norgylene, Norinyl, Norinyl 1+50, Qlaira, Trinordiol, Yaz, Yasmin and Yermonil. | * In Costa Rica, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' ("píldoras anticonceptivas” in Spanish) over-the-counter. You can find phasic and combined pills, and the brands typically come from Germany, the UK and the USA. Some brands you may see are Cilest, Femiane, Gynovin, Harmonet, Lo-Rondal, Microgynon, Microgynon-30, Minulet, Miranova, Mirelle, Nordette, Norgylene, Norinyl, Norinyl 1+50, Qlaira, Trinordiol, Yaz, Yasmin and Yermonil. | ||
* If you want a '''contraceptive shot/injectable''' ("anticonceptivo inyectable” in Spanish), you can find options produced in Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, USA and Germany. You can get the injection at pharmacies. Some of the brands are Cyclofemina, Depo-Provera SAS 150mg/ml, Mesigyna, Norigynon, Noristerat, Proter, Topasel and Yectames. One local says: "I think injectable contraceptions methods are not being offered by through the public health care system. However you can buy them at a pharmacy. Drugstores in Costa Rica have registered physicians that can apply them." | * If you want a '''contraceptive shot/injectable''' ("anticonceptivo inyectable” in Spanish), you can find options produced in Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, USA and Germany. You can get the injection at pharmacies. Some of the brands are Cyclofemina, Depo-Provera SAS 150mg/ml, Mesigyna, Norigynon, Noristerat, Proter, Topasel and Yectames. One local says: "I think injectable contraceptions methods are not being offered by through the public health care system. However you can buy them at a pharmacy. Drugstores in Costa Rica have registered physicians that can apply them." | ||
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* Costa Rica has no national HPV vaccination program, according to a 2016 report.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/CRI_FS.pdf Costa Rica: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> However, you should probably be able to find the HPV vaccine in hospitals and clinics. | * Costa Rica has no national HPV vaccination program, according to a 2016 report.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/CRI_FS.pdf Costa Rica: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> However, you should probably be able to find the HPV vaccine in hospitals and clinics. | ||
* There appears to be no national PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) program.<ref>[http://www.prepwatch.org/ PrEPWatch World Map]</ref> | * There appears to be no national PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) program.<ref>[http://www.prepwatch.org/ PrEPWatch World Map]</ref> | ||
* | * You can obtain non-occupational Post Exposure Prophylaxis Medication (NPEP) after being exposed to HIV within 70 hours at "La Caja de Seguro Social ( referenced: as per interview with head Pharmacist at UNIBE ClINICA EBAIS TIBAS, 2016) However, all 3 medications will come at a cost of over $1500 USD (for non-residents). You will need to purchase one months worth of 3 sets of pills: Tenofovir, Raltegravir and Lamiduvine; (OR), Tenovovir, Kaletra and Lamiduvine. | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
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==List of Additional Resources== | ==List of Additional Resources== | ||
* [https://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/ Ministry of Health] | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/pg/ADCCostaRica/ Asociación Demográfica Costarricense (ADC)]: "ADC is a strong advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Costa Rica through research, education, and campaigns aimed at influencing national policies." The website currently seems to be down but they have a Facebook page. Email: info@adc-cr.org | |||
* [http://www.aguabuena.org/ingles/ The Agua Buena Human Rights Association]: "Working for access to medication and treatment for people that lives with VIH/AIDS in Latin América & the Carribean." Email: rastern@racsa.co.cr | |||
* [http://www.cipacdh.org/ Center for Research and Promotion for Central America of Human Right (CIPA)]: This is an LGBT rights organization, established in 1999. Call +506 2280 7821. Email: cipacdh@racsa.co.cr | |||
* [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/costa-rica/practical-information/directory/lgbt-travellers/a/nar/1e28f75c-7cd2-4d01-8888-681fd8573eb0/358221 Tips for LGBT Travelers in Costa Rica] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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