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* For a list of contraceptive options available in Costa Rica, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=CR here]. | * For a list of contraceptive options available in Costa Rica, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=CR here]. | ||
* In Costa Rica, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' over-the-counter. You can find phasic and combined pills, and the brands typically come from Germany, the UK and the USA. Some brands you may see are Cilest, Femiane, Gynovin, Harmonet, Lo-Rondal, Microgynon, Microgynon-30, Minulet, Miranova, Mirelle, Nordette, Norgylene, Norinyl, Norinyl 1+50, Qlaira, Trinordiol, Yaz, Yasmin and Yermonil. | * In Costa Rica, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' ("píldoras anticonceptivas” in Spanish) over-the-counter. You can find phasic and combined pills, and the brands typically come from Germany, the UK and the USA. Some brands you may see are Cilest, Femiane, Gynovin, Harmonet, Lo-Rondal, Microgynon, Microgynon-30, Minulet, Miranova, Mirelle, Nordette, Norgylene, Norinyl, Norinyl 1+50, Qlaira, Trinordiol, Yaz, Yasmin and Yermonil. | ||
* If you want a '''contraceptive shot/injectable''', you can find options produced in Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, USA and Germany. You can get the injection at pharmacies. Some of the brands are Cyclofemina, Depo-Provera SAS 150mg/ml, Mesigyna, Norigynon, Noristerat, Proter, Topasel and Yectames. | * If you want a '''contraceptive shot/injectable''' ("anticonceptivo inyectable” in Spanish), you can find options produced in Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, USA and Germany. You can get the injection at pharmacies. Some of the brands are Cyclofemina, Depo-Provera SAS 150mg/ml, Mesigyna, Norigynon, Noristerat, Proter, Topasel and Yectames. | ||
* If you want a '''contraceptive implant''', you can find Norplant, which has Levonorgestrel 36 x 6 mg and is produced by Bayer HealthCare. | * If you want a '''contraceptive implant''' ("implante anticonceptivo” in Spanish), you can find Norplant, which has Levonorgestrel 36 x 6 mg and is produced by Bayer HealthCare. | ||
* If you want an '''IUD''', you can get Mirena, which is a hormonal IUD with Levonorgestrel 52 mg, and it's produced by Bayer HealthCare. | * If you want an '''IUD''' ("DIU” in Spanish), you can get Mirena, which is a hormonal IUD with Levonorgestrel 52 mg, and it's produced by Bayer HealthCare. | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||