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- For a full list of contraceptive options available in Australia, click here.
- If you want condoms, they're easy to purchase at supermarkets, chemists/pharmacies, convenience stores and petrol stations. If you're looking for free condoms, check out Frontyard Youth Service, which is at 19 King Street (near Flinders Lane). Phone: 03 9611 2411 or Freecall: 1800 800 531. There's also Red Aware: "If you live in Australia, you can receive a free safe sex kit with condoms tin, and awesome safe sex ... Would you like to sign up to receive a free RedAware safe sex kit?"
- If you're interested in birth control pills, you will need to consult with a physicians for a prescription. Once you have a prescription, you'll find a wide variety of birth control pills available in Australia with over 30 brands registered in Australia.[1]
- As for IUDs, you can get them from ob/gyns. One female traveler wrote about the Mirena that they got in Australia: "It lasts up to 5 years, needs to be fitted by an OBGYN (some charge to put it in, some don't), costs about $40 to buy the IUD if you have a Medicare card and about $245 if you don't."
- If you want a contraceptive implant, you can find Implanon in Australia.[2]
- If you want a contraceptive shot/injectable, you can find Depo-Provera and Depo-Ralovera in Australia.[3]