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* In Malaysia, you can buy most dedicated emergency contraception (the morning after pill) at pharmacies and IPPF-affiliated systems without a prescription. If you want anti-progestin pills, you can take ellaOne (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex), but you may need a prescription for ellaOne.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/malaysia/ EC Status and Availability: Malaysia]</ref> If you want progestin-only pills, you can find Escapelle (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex), Estinor, Me Tablet 0.75mg, Postinor-2 and Pregnon (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). | * In Malaysia, you can buy most dedicated emergency contraception (the morning after pill) at pharmacies and IPPF-affiliated systems without a prescription. If you want anti-progestin pills, you can take ellaOne (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex), but you may need a prescription for ellaOne.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/malaysia/ EC Status and Availability: Malaysia]</ref> If you want progestin-only pills, you can find Escapelle (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex), Estinor, Me Tablet 0.75mg, Postinor-2 and Pregnon (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | ||
* If you can't access emergency contraception, you can use regular birth control as replacement EC. To do this, you can take progestin-only pills: Microlut 35 (take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take combined progestin-estrogen pills but remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. For these pills, you can take Eugynon, Neogynon or Nordiol (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later). You can take Microgynon, Nordette, Riget or Rigevidon (take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later). You can also take Loette (take 5 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 5 more pills 12 hours later). | * If you can't access emergency contraception, you can use regular birth control as replacement EC. To do this, you can take progestin-only pills: Microlut 35 (take 50 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex). You can also take combined progestin-estrogen pills but remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. For these pills, you can take Eugynon, Neogynon or Nordiol (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later). You can take Microgynon, Nordette, Riget or Rigevidon (take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later). You can also take Loette (take 5 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 5 more pills 12 hours later).<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/worldwide/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | ||
* This information was provided by the [http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC website], so please visit it for more details. | * This information was provided by the [http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC website], so please visit it for more details. | ||