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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Jordan, you can purchase birth control pills without a prescription.<ref>[Conversation with Jordanian local women]</ref> By law, you may technically need a prescription to purchase birth control pills,<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth]</ref> | In Jordan, you can purchase birth control pills without a prescription.<ref>[Conversation with Jordanian local women]</ref> By law, you may technically need a prescription to purchase birth control pills,<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth]</ref> but a prescription isn't commonly requested by pharmacists. | ||
However, there are certainly social stigmas in Jordan surrounding contraception, especially for women who seek out medications at clinics or hospitals. Certainly, some women in Jordan (particularly expatriates) have reported that they have purchased contraception with minimal or absolutely zero issues, especially when they have purchased the contraception at pharmacies. | However, there are certainly social stigmas in Jordan surrounding contraception, especially for women who seek out medications at clinics or hospitals. Certainly, some women in Jordan (particularly expatriates) have reported that they have purchased contraception with minimal or absolutely zero issues, especially when they have purchased the contraception at pharmacies. Yet it's important to understand that there's a noticeable bias against single women accessing contraception at certain hospitals and clinics. Doctors and hospitals in Jordan often act under the assumption that women who seek out contraception (or any sexual or reproductive health services) are married. So, if you choose to seek out contraception at a hospital (rather than a pharmacy), you may be asked questions like, "For how many years have you been married?" This can be interpreted as a form of social pressure that is meant to discourage single women from seeking out birth control. Some single women choose to say that they're divorced (even if they've never been married) to avoid the social pressure, stigmatization and shaming. If you want to avoid these types of questions, you can choose to seek out contraception at pharmacies, where you'll be less likely to encounter such questions. However, there is no guarantee that you can entirely avoid these questions, so one should be prepared to handle them in advance. | ||
According to a 2015 study, it was found that 61.8% of Jordanian women (who are in unions/married and of reproductive age) use some form of contraception, including traditional methods. Meanwhile, 12% of Jordanian women have unmet family planning needs. The most common methods of contraception were IUDs (22.3%), withdrawal, also known as the "pull-out method" (13.6%), birth control pills (8.4%), condoms (8.2%) and the rhythm method (3.3%). There were low usage rates for female sterilization (2.3%), contraceptive injectables (0.9%) and contraceptive implants (0.3%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | According to a 2015 study, it was found that 61.8% of Jordanian women (who are in unions/married and of reproductive age) use some form of contraception, including traditional methods. Meanwhile, 12% of Jordanian women have unmet family planning needs. The most common methods of contraception were IUDs (22.3%), withdrawal, also known as the "pull-out method" (13.6%), birth control pills (8.4%), condoms (8.2%) and the rhythm method (3.3%). There were low usage rates for female sterilization (2.3%), contraceptive injectables (0.9%) and contraceptive implants (0.3%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | ||
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* In Jordan, you can find '''birth control pills''' in pharmacies. While you may technically need a prescription, this isn't always enforced, so you can often walk into a pharmacy and directly buy birth control pills from the pharmacist. Some of the brands you may find in pharmacies are Angeliq, Cerazette, Climen, Diane, Gracial, Kliogest, Femoston, Microgynon, Microgynon-30, Neogynon, Nordiol, Ologyn, Ovral, Lo-Femenal, Nordette, Norethindrone, Norethisterone, Trisequens, Rigevidon and Yasmin. For more information on birth control brands available in Jordan, click [http://www.just.edu.jo/DIC/Manuals/Oral%20Contraceptives.pdf here]. | * In Jordan, you can find '''birth control pills''' in pharmacies. While you may technically need a prescription, this isn't always enforced, so you can often walk into a pharmacy and directly buy birth control pills from the pharmacist. Some of the brands you may find in pharmacies are Angeliq, Cerazette, Climen, Diane, Gracial, Kliogest, Femoston, Microgynon, Microgynon-30, Neogynon, Nordiol, Ologyn, Ovral, Lo-Femenal, Nordette, Norethindrone, Norethisterone, Trisequens, Rigevidon and Yasmin. For more information on birth control brands available in Jordan, click [http://www.just.edu.jo/DIC/Manuals/Oral%20Contraceptives.pdf here]. | ||
* Upate on Belara (birth control pill brand): Belara is no longer available in Jordan. It still exists in records but it can't be ordered and imported (September 2017)<ref>[Conversation with local hospital in Amman]</ref> | * Upate on Belara (birth control pill brand): Belara is no longer available in Jordan. It still exists in records but it can't be ordered and imported (September 2017)<ref>[Conversation with local hospital in Amman]</ref> | ||
* If you need to get the check-up that's (technically) legally required for a birth control prescription, you can get it at [http://jafpp.org/en/node/235 The Jordanian Association for Family Planning and Protection] for 3 dinar. | * If you need to get the check-up that's (technically) legally required for a birth control prescription, you can get it a 'general health check-up' at [http://jafpp.org/en/node/235 The Jordanian Association for Family Planning and Protection] for 3 dinar or a 'gynecology exam' for 4 dinar, as of August 2018. | ||
* You can find '''IUDs''' in Jordan. For example, you can get the insertion procedure at [http://www.istisharihospital.com/ Istishari Hospital] for 120 JOD (as of July 2017). However, you should be aware that certain hospitals and clinics only provide IUDs to married women. | * You can find '''IUDs''' in Jordan. For example, you can get the insertion procedure at [http://www.istisharihospital.com/ Istishari Hospital] for 120 JOD (as of July 2017). However, you should be aware that certain hospitals and clinics only provide IUDs to married women. | ||
* You can find the '''contraceptive ring (Nuvaring)''' in Jordan, such as at [http://www.istisharihospital.com/ Istishari Hospital] for 75 JOD (as of July 2017). | * You can find the '''contraceptive ring (Nuvaring)''' in Jordan, such as at [http://www.istisharihospital.com/ Istishari Hospital] for 75 JOD (as of July 2017). | ||
* You can order many forms of contraceptives at [http://www.farah-hospital.org/ Farah Maternity Hospital]. However, you should be aware that the doctors may ask for your marriage status (i.e. "For how many years have you been married?") before giving you medications or a prescription. If you are single but want to keep this information private, you may choose to say that you're divorced. Mailing Address: PO Box: 5323, Amman 11183, Jordan. Phone: +962 6 460 3777. Click [http://www.farah-hospital.org/contact.php here] to access their online contact form. | * You can order many forms of contraceptives at [http://www.farah-hospital.org/ Farah Maternity Hospital]. However, you should be aware that the doctors may ask for your marriage status (i.e. "For how many years have you been married?") before giving you medications or a prescription. If you are single but want to keep this information private, you may choose to say that you're divorced. For more details - Farah Hospital Mailing Address: PO Box: 5323, Amman 11183, Jordan. Phone: +962 6 460 3777. Click [http://www.farah-hospital.org/contact.php here] to access their online contact form. | ||
* While we need to do more research on the best pharmacies in Amman, we've found Pharmacy One to be especially helpful and responsive when we've contacted them for questions. They have more than 74 branches across Jordan. Phone: +962 6 590 9400. Facebook (they answer messages you send on FB): https://www.facebook.com/Pharmacy1/ Email: info@pharmacy-1.com | * While we need to do more research on the best pharmacies in Amman, we've found Pharmacy One to be especially helpful and responsive when we've contacted them for questions. They have more than 74 branches across Jordan. Phone: +962 6 590 9400. Facebook (they answer messages you send on FB): https://www.facebook.com/Pharmacy1/ Email: info@pharmacy-1.com | ||