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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* In Portugal, you can | * In Portugal, you can obtain '''emergency contraception pills (morning after pills)''' without a prescription at public sector clinics, pharmacies and emergency rooms. You can expect to see a variety of types of ECPs (emergency contraception pills), including ellaOne, which is an anti-progestin pill and it's currently considered the most effective ECP available (as of 2017). For ellaOne, you take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex. You can also find progestin-only ECPs, like NorLevo 1.5mg, Postinor 1500.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> For both of these brands, you also take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex, but they may prove less effective than ellaOne (especially if it's been more than 72 hours). | ||
* '''If you can't access dedicated emergency contraceptive pills''', you can use regular birth control pills as replacement ECPs. The brands you can use include Microgest, Microgynon-30, Neomonovar and Nordette. For these brands, you take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later. You need to remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | * '''If you can't access dedicated emergency contraceptive pills''', you can use regular birth control pills as replacement ECPs. The brands you can use include Microgest, Microgynon-30, Neomonovar and Nordette. For these brands, you take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later. You need to remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> | ||
* You can also get an '''IUD''' and use it as emergency contraception. | * You can also get an '''IUD''' and use it as emergency contraception. | ||