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- You can receive contraceptive counseling at Marie Stopes Australia. These are appointments where patients discuss their health issues and concerns to help determine which contraceptive method is best for them. You can also check out the Contraception website, which lets you know what options are available in Australia.
- If you want condoms, they're easy to purchase at supermarkets, chemists/pharmacies, convenience stores and petrol stations. If you're looking for free condoms, check out the Ending HIV website, which shows free condom distributors across Australia. Some states also have programs that focus on free condom access for youth (such as the NSW Condom Credit Card (CCC) program). There's also Red Aware: "If you live in Australia, you can receive a free safe sex kit with condoms tin, and awesome safe sex ... Would you like to sign up to receive a free RedAware safe sex kit?"
- If you're interested in birth control pills, you will need to consult with a physicians for a prescription. You can consult a women's clinic or an NGO, like Marie Stopes Australia, to obtain a prescription. Once you have a prescription, you'll find a wide variety of birth control pills available (over 30 brands registered) in Australia.[1]
- As for IUDs, you can get them at various clinics and health care facilities, such as Marie Stopes Australia.
- One female traveler wrote about the Mirena that they got in Australia: "It lasts up to 5 years, needs to be fitted by an OBGYN (some charge to put it in, some don't), costs about $40 to buy the IUD if you have a Medicare card and about $245 if you don't."
- Tip from Marie Stopes Australia Staff: "Many people are inclined to get their IUD with their GP, however we strongly recommend that they do with a proceduralist, like Marie Stopes Australia. Many GPs haven’t performed an insertion at all, or don’t perform them regularly and this makes the risk of perforation or other side effects much higher. A proceduralist, like Marie Stopes or Family Planning are people who specialise in doing the insertion and removal of contraception and might perform it up to 10 times a day, so they are going to be much more skilled at minimising pain and the risk of side effects."
- If you want a contraceptive implant, you can get them at various clinics and health care facilities, such as Marie Stopes Australia. One brand you may find is Implanon.[2]
- If you want a contraceptive shot/injectable, you can get them at various clinics and health care facilities, such as Marie Stopes Australia. Some brands you can expect to find are Depo-Provera and Depo-Ralovera in Australia.[3]
- The contraceptive patch is not available in Australia, as of February 2019.