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In El Salvador, you can purchase condoms and oral contraceptives (birth control pills) without a prescription.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[Online conversation with El Salvador local, December 2017]</ref> According to a 2015 report, 70.7% of Salvadoran women (who are married or in unions) use some form of contraception, including traditional methods. The most common forms of contraception are female sterilization (34.4%), injectables (19.5%), pills (4.8%) and male condoms (4.2%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref>

 

El Salvador has one of the highest rates of female sterilization in Latin America and the Caribbean. The rise in female sterilization began in the late 1970s, when many women began obtaining tubal ligation. Between 1975 and 1985, the number of women (of childbearing age) who had been sterilized rose from 10% to 31%. Many of the women who have received sterilization are quite young (in 2004, almost 25% of women under 30 had been sterilized), and young women often regret getting the procedure done so early in their lives. It is common for young women to try to reverse the surgery. Typically, women are offered the option of sterilization when they're obtaining prenatal or post-natal care (as a way to prevent future births), and they say that they often choose to have the surgery because they're concerned about the reliability or side effects of contraceptives.<ref>[http://www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2010/elsalvador.aspx El Salvador Survey Shows Lower Fertility, Increased Contraceptive Use]</ref>

* In El Salvador, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' ("píldoras anticonceptivas” in Spanish) at pharmacies without a prescription. Some pharmacies may refuse to sell you contraception due to their religious or personal beliefs, but you'll find many other pharmacies that do sell contraception. There are over 20 birth control pill brands registered in El Salvador, including combined and phasic pills. Some of the brands you can expect to see are Cilest, Diane-35, Femiane, Gynovin, Lo-Femenal, Miranova, Microgynon, Nordette, Yasmin, Yaz and more other brands. For a full list, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=SV here].

* If you want '''contraceptive injections''' ("anticonceptivo inyectable” in Spanish), there are over 20 injectable brands available in El Salvador, including Depo-Provera, Norigynon Noristerat and other brands. In many Latin American countries, you can get the injection directly at the pharmacy, but we're not sure if this is possible in El Salvador. For a full list of injectables available, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=SV here].

* If you want '''contraceptive implants''' ("implante anticonceptivo” in Spanish), you should be able to find Norplant and Jadelle in El Salvador.<ref>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=SV IPPF El Salvador]</ref>

* If you want an '''IUD''' ("DIU” in Spanish) or '''IUS''', you should be able to get copper or hormonal IUDs in El Salvador. From [https://www.facebook.com/ginecologianaturalypartosconscientes.ElSalvador/ Aleida Parducci @ the Gineceo], you can get Mirena (hormonal) IUS for $300 or the IUD Copper 380 for $75. For the copper IUD, you can get it from [https://www.facebook.com/Dra-alicia-corleto-carpio-168292993224518/ Dra alicia corleto carpio] for (we think) $40.

* In El Salvador, you can find dedicated emergency contraception. For anti-progestin EC, you should take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. Here are the brands you may find: Duprisal 30<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref>

* For progestin only EC, you should take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. Here are the brands you may find: Postinor <ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref>

** Take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later: Denoval, Eugynon, Neogynon, Nordiol, Ovral<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref>

** Take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later: Lo-Femenal, Microgynon, Nordette<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref>

* 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 ("infecciones de las vías urinarias" in Spanish), you can contact a doctor/pharmacist to find out next steps.

* There is no PrEP program in El Salvador.

* There is an underground network of abortion providers in El Salvador. Since it's completely illegal, we cannot direct you to any resources. If you want to find a providers, you should carefully consult only people you trust. It appears that many of the providers do have access to "the abortion pill," so you can get a clandestine medical abortion (and you can probably get a surgical one too).

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