Gynopedia Guidelines

Gynopedia is a new project... so we don't have many guidelines yet. But let us know if something seems missing, or you think we should clarify something. In the meantime, here's what we have so far:

Community Rules

1. Respect people's personal health decisions. This is an open community, and different people will make different choices. Our job is to simply provide the information, as fully and accurately as we can, and let the users make informed decisions.

2. Real Information. Please contribute -- but only if you know the information is true. Inaccurate or outdated information can make people feel discouraged or waste their time. Of course, some information will become outdated. But, to the best of your abilities, try to make the information up-to-date.

3. Cite your sources. If you find information from a study, newspaper article, blog post or website, please cite the references. See below for details on citations.

4. Add relevant dates. Whenever possible, include the date of when you received the service or found the data. For example, you can write something like, "As of May 2015, EC pills in Madrid are about 20 euro."

5. Use license-free images. For example, these can be images found through Creative Commons, Google searches under "labeled for reuse" or your own personal images, if you expect no license for their use.

6. Protect Private Information. If an abortion clinic is not at all mentioned online, or if it is operating in a secret/underground capacity, please contact the clinic and ask permission before publicly posting information on this wiki.

7. No advertisement/promotion from physicians, hospitals or clinics. If you recommend a physician, hospital or clinic because you were a patient or know about a real patient's experience, please contribute. But, if you are in any way affiliated with a service (for example, you work for a clinic), please refrain from adding information on that service.

Editing Guidelines

New Melbourne page in the 'Edit' view with Wiki markup

1. What's wiki markup? When editing articles on Gynopedia, you'll sometimes need to use use wiki markup (see example at right). It's kinda like HTML... but way easier. Basically, it's a way to provide everything that's not pure text -- formatting, links, image specifications -- on the page. So, for example, if you see quotation marks or multiple equal signs, that's wiki markup. Make sure to copy and paste the markup exactly as you see it in the examples we provide below. Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy. For reference, check out the example (see right) of a new Melbourne page with wiki markup. For further details, check out this Wiki Markup Language article.

2. Distinguishing Between Cities: To distinguish between two cities with the same name (for example, Los Angeles, USA and Los Angeles, Chile), please add this markup at the top of the page when in 'Edit' view (see below). You'll want to specify the country (e.g. United States), state or region (California) and city (Los Angeles). Note that "state" can also apply to region (for example, Luzon region of the Philippines).

{{setLocation
|Country=United States
|State=California
|City=Los Angeles
}}

3. Creating New Pages: To create a new city page, please copy and paste this text (exactly as shown) in the 'Edit' view, which will automatically give you the format. See image (at right) for example.

'''OVERVIEW''' 

==Contraception==

'''General Note:''' There are many types of contraceptives, including IUDs, oral contraceptives, patches, shots, and condoms, etc. If you would like to view a full list, click [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control here].

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Emergency Contraception==

'''Important Notes:''' Emergency contraception may prevent pregnancy for three days (72 hours) and sometimes five days (120 hours) after unprotected sex. Take EC '''as soon as possible''' after unprotected sex. If you don't have access to dedicated EC, oral contraceptives can be used as replacement EC, but remember the following: 1) Only some contraceptives work as EC 2) Different contraceptives require different dosages and time schedules to work as EC 3) You must only use the first 21 pills in 28-day packs and 4) They may be less effective than dedicated EC. For general information on emergency contraceptives, click [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/morning-after-pill-emergency-contraception here] and [http://ec.princeton.edu/info/ecp.html here].

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

'''Note:''' The longest-lasting EC is currently [http://www.ellaone.com/ ellaOne]. It lasts up to 5 days (120 hours) after unprotected sex. Check to see if your country carries ellaOne. If your country doesn't carry ellaOne, copper IUDs may also prevent pregnancy up to 5 days after unprotected sex. If none of these options are available, and it's been over 3 days since you had unprotected sex, you can still take EC, which may work up to 5 days. Note that EC pills are not 100% effective and should be taken as soon as possible.

===Costs===

==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)==

'''Important Notes - Learn about PEP and PrEP:''' If you think that you've been recently exposed to HIV (i.e. within 72 hours), seek out PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis). It's a month-long treatment to prevent HIV infection after exposure, and it may be available in your city. Take PEP as soon as possible. For more information, click [https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/prevention/reduce-your-risk/post-exposure-prophylaxis/ here]. If you are at risk of HIV exposure, seek out PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis). It's a daily oral pill that can prevent HIV infection before exposure. To learn more about PrEP, click [http://www.whatisprep.org/ here].

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

====Testing Facilities====

====Support====

===Costs===

==Medications & Vaccines==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Menstruation==

'''Note:''' Aside from pads and tampons, you can use menstrual cups or menstrual underwear for your period. To learn more about menstrual cups, click [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstrual_cup here]. To learn more about menstrual underwear, click [http://menstrualcupreviews.net/best-period-panties-reviews/ here].

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Gynecological Exams==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Pregnancy==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Abortion==

'''Important Note:''' There are two main types of abortions: medical (also known as the "abortion pill") and surgical (also known as "in-clinic"). For medical abortions, you take a pill to induce abortion. For surgical abortions, a procedure is performed to induce abortion. For general information about medical and surgical abortions, click [https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion here].

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==Advocacy & Counseling==

===Laws & Social Stigmas===

===What to Get & Where to Get It===

===Costs===

==List of Additional Resources==

==References==
<references />

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|description=Find sexual, reproductive and women's health care in your city.
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3. Citing References: When you bring up a legal points, statistics, or any other facts, it's strongly encouraged to include references. To add a reference after a point, here's an example of how you do it for the Google Homepage.

Here is a fake sentence that needs citation.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com] The New York Times</ref>

Then, once you have written the citation with the ref tag, the citation will automatically appear at the bottom of the page in the "References" section.

4. Naming Pages with Non-English Characters: If you are adding a page that has non-English characters (for example, Malmö), please go ahead and include those non-English characters. As a general rule, the pages should be written in Latin script but can include all characters. However, be sure to create a standard English language-only page (for example, "Malmo") that redirects users to the correct page (Malmö). That way, users who type in either "Malmö" or "Malmo" can go to the same page. For details on redirecting pages, please check out instructions from Wikipedia.

5. Renaming Pages: The renaming of pages, or what's also called the "moving" of pages, is restricted to administrators. If you want to rename a page, please contact me (gynopediazer@gmail.com).

6. Deleting Pages: The deletion of pages can only be done by administrators. Please contact us if you think a page should be deleted (gynopediazer@gmail.com).

7. All Pages Editable With the exception of the homepage, Gynopedia Guidelines page and About page, all pages are editable by our users. So, please, edit and contribute!