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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
You can buy birth control at the many pharmacies throughout Hanoi. The word for birth control is Vietnamese is ""thuốc tránh thai" (how to pronounce it: thwork chanh tide). Some of the reported brands include HN Choice, Rigevidon, Marvelon, Microgynon. There are also many generic or Vietnamese versions of brands in Hanoi pharmacies. | You can buy birth control at the many pharmacies throughout Hanoi. The word for birth control is Vietnamese is ""thuốc tránh thai" (how to pronounce it: thwork chanh tide). Some of the reported brands include HN Choice, Rigevidon, Marvelon, Microgynon. There are also many generic or Vietnamese versions of brands in Hanoi pharmacies, and most medications appear to be made in Vietnam or India. If you want specialized brands that are not find in most pharmacies, here's a list of pharmacies that have wider selection: | ||
* Nguyễn Luận Pharmacy: Address: 3 Trang Thi street, Hoan Kiem District. Phone: 04 3826 8644. Hours: 8 am-6 pm. | |||
* Liên Mai: 625 hoàng hoa thám. | |||
* Mega 31: Address: 31 Láng Hạ _ Ba Đình _ Hà Nội, Ba Đình, Hà Nội, Phone: 04 6255 2255, Hours: 7:30AM–7:30PM | |||
* "I have found stuff I couldn't find elsewhere at a pharmacy on Tran Huy Lieu off of Giang Vo. It is on the left heading towards the lake and appears to serve many | |||
Russian (or at least Eastern Bloc) customers."<ref>[http://tnhvietnam.xemzi.com/en/aska/answers/qid/9629 Big Pharmacy? - Answers for Hanoi]</ref> | |||
* Try to contact [http://www.mariestopes.org.vn/ Marie Stopes Vietnam] - check to see if they have more options | |||
For Depo, it's reported that the Hanoi Family Program does it for 300,000 dong. Supposedly, the French Vietnamese hospital does it for 7 million dong. | For Depo, it's reported that the Hanoi Family Program does it for 300,000 dong. Supposedly, the French Vietnamese hospital does it for 7 million dong. | ||