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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* | * TIP: Please visit our local city pages, like the [[Phnom Penh]] page, for recommendations on getting IUDs, patches, shots, implants and other contraceptive methods. | ||
'''Tips about pharmacies:''' Look for the green cross to find a pharmacy. The better pharmacies will have air-con and English-speaking staff. Be careful to go to a trusted pharmacy. Some of the pharmacies in Phnom Penh sell expired or fake medicine. So be sure to only buy medication that is clearly brands, doesn't look damaged or blistered, and hasn't expired. Don't buy unmarked tablets or medicine. | '''Tips about pharmacies:''' Look for the green cross to find a pharmacy. The better pharmacies will have air-con and English-speaking staff. Be careful to go to a trusted pharmacy. Some of the pharmacies in Phnom Penh sell expired or fake medicine. So be sure to only buy medication that is clearly brands, doesn't look damaged or blistered, and hasn't expired. Don't buy unmarked tablets or medicine. | ||
* If you want birth control pills, you can purchase them at pharmacies without a prescription, or you can obtain them at NGOs like Marie Stopes International. Some of the brands you can expect to see are FMP, Anna, Minidril, and Microgynon ED. One of the most common brands is called OK. It's been reported that some wealthier locals don't feel that they can trust OK pills because they're cheap. But, according to the Phnom Penh Post, "The pills and condoms are heavily subsidised and quality-controlled by Population Services International, a global health NGO, who target the OK brand at poor women. According to Watson the OK pill is the same as a very popular pill called Microgynan, currently prescribed to 70 percent of women in the UK."<ref>[http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-plus/your-guide-womens-health-cambodia Your guide to women's health in Cambodia]</ref> | |||
* You can also get condoms, birth control pills (OK, Diane and Yasmin) at [http://www.mariestopes.org.kh/ Marie Stopes]. | |||
* For birth control vaginal rings, you can find them at [http://www.wbcanna.com/wbcs-EN-48-1 Anna Women's-Baby Center]. However, pharmacies don't seem to carry birth control rings, like Nuvaring. | |||
* For IUD insertion, you can get it done at [http://www.wbcanna.com/wbcs-EN-48-1 Anna Women's-Baby Center] or at [http://www.mariestopes.org.kh/ Marie Stopes]. | |||
* For the birth control implant, you can get it done at [http://www.mariestopes.org.kh/ Marie Stopes], which provides the ImplanonNXT implant, and they also do removal. You can get it also get from [http://www.wbcanna.com/en/ Anna-Women's Baby Center]. | |||
* For the birth control shot, you can get it done at [http://www.wbcanna.com/wbcs-EN-48-1 Anna Women's-Baby Center] or [http://www.mariestopes.org.kh/ Marie Stopes]. | |||
* For the birth control patch, you can find it at [http://www.wbcanna.com/wbcs-EN-48-1 Anna Women's-Baby Center]. | |||
* [http://www.mariestopes.org.kh/ Marie Stopes] offers voluntary surgical contraception permanent methods of tubal ligation and vasectomy services. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
You can | * You can get '''family planning counseling''' at Marie Stopes International Cambodia locations for 5000 KHR, as of May 2019.<ref name="msicambodia_clinicservices">[http://www.mariestopes.org.kh/pdf/msic_prizlist.pdf MARIE STOPES CLINIC SERVICES]</ref> | ||
* You can find '''male condoms''' sold at Marie Stopes International Cambodia locations for 1000 KHR, as of May 2019.<ref name="msicambodia_clinicservices" /> | |||
* You can find '''oral contraceptives (birth control pills)''' sold at pharmacies (where they will be more expensive) and Marie Stopes International Cambodia locations (where they will be cheaper). For example, at MSI Cambodia, you can find oral contraceptives for 1600 KHR, as of May 2019.<ref name="msicambodia_clinicservices" /> At Western Pharmacy, you can buy oral contraceptive pills, such as Yasmin ($12.56), Meliane ($5.10) and Desolon ($6.50). At UCare Pharma, you can buy Minidril pills ($4.50), as of 2016/2017. | |||
* You can '''IUD insertion''' for 30,000 KHR at MSI Cambodia, and you can get '''IUD removal''' for 20,000 KHR at MSI Cambodia. The follow-up services after IUD insertion are free at MSI Cambodia, not including any drugs that are prescribed.<ref name="msicambodia_clinicservices" /> | |||
* You can '''contraceptive implant insertion''' for 120,000 KHR at MSI Cambodia or at Anna Women-Baby Centre for $25 to $50. You can get '''contraceptive implant removal''' for 20,000 KHR at MSI Cambodia. The implants provided by MSI Cambodia last for 3, 4, and 5 years.<ref name="msicambodia_clinicservices" /> | |||
* You can '''contraceptive injection''' for 6,000 KHR at MSI Cambodia. The injections provided by MSI Cambodia last for 3 months.<ref name="msicambodia_clinicservices" /> | |||
* You can find sterilization services, including tubal litigation (140,000 KHR) and vasectomy (140,000 KHR) at MSI International.<ref name="msicambodia_clinicservices" /> | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||