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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In the Netherlands, you need a prescription to obtain hormonal birth control. Once you have a prescription, you can buy birth control pills at pharmacies. You can also get refills of birth control pills without getting a new prescription. According to Randstad, it's estimated that 40% women (ages 15-30) use birth control pills, and 5-10% use IUDS.<ref>[http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/local/live/medical-care-and-insurance/womens-health Women's healthcare in the Netherlands]</ref> | In the Netherlands, you need a prescription to obtain hormonal birth control. Once you have a prescription, you can buy birth control pills at pharmacies. You can also get refills of birth control pills without getting a new prescription. According to Randstad, it's estimated that about 40% women (ages 15-30) use birth control pills, and 5-10% use IUDS.<ref>[http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/local/live/medical-care-and-insurance/womens-health Women's healthcare in the Netherlands]</ref> Furthermore, of all women (who were married/in unions and between ages 15 to 49) in the Netherlands, about 68% used any form of contraception in 2015, according to a United Nations report, and about 10% had unmet family planning needs. The most common forms of contraception for Dutch women were birth control pills (about 39%), male condoms (about 9%), IUDs (about 8%), and male sterilization about (7%). There were lower rates for female sterilization (about 3%) and no recorded usage of contraceptive implants or contraceptive injectables in the study.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use 2015]</ref> | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Birthcontrolnetherlands2.jpg|300px | thumb|left|frame|'''Birth control purchased in the Netherlands''']] | ||
* If you would like to purchase condoms, they can be bought at pharmacies, supermarkets or vending machines. No prescription is required. | * If you would like to purchase condoms, they can be bought at pharmacies, supermarkets or vending machines. No prescription is required. | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
' | * In the Netherlands, you can obtain emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) at pharmacies and clinics without a prescription. One of the brands you can expect to find are ellaOne (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex), which used to require a prescription, but shouldn't need one any more. Visit the [http://www.ellaone.nl/ Dutch ellaONe website] for details. You can also find NorLevo 1.5mg (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex) and Postinor 1500 (take 1 pill within 120 hours after unprotected sex). Note that, as of April 2018, ellaOne is the most effective emergency contraceptive pill available in the Netherlands. | ||
* If you can't access dedicated emergency contraceptive pills, you can use regular birth control pills as replacement ECPs. To do this, remember that, in in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. Here are the pills you can take: Neogynon (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later), Stediril-d (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later), Microgynon-30 (take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later), Stediril 30 take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later), or Lovette (take 5 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 5 more pills 12 hours later). | |||
* You can get an IUD as emergency contraception as well. You should talk to a health care provider for details. | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
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* City of Amsterdam Helpline: 14 020 (has English-speaking operators) | * City of Amsterdam Helpline: 14 020 (has English-speaking operators) | ||
* [http://www.access-nl.org/ ACCESS]" "ACCESS is a not for profit organisation that serves the needs and interests of the international community in the Netherlands." Their helpline can be reached by calling 0900 222 2377 (charges may apply). Address: Laan van Meerdervoort 70, 2517 AN Den Haag, Netherlands, Phone: +31 900 2222377, Hours: Open today · 10AM–4PM. | * [http://www.access-nl.org/ ACCESS]" "ACCESS is a not for profit organisation that serves the needs and interests of the international community in the Netherlands." Their helpline can be reached by calling 0900 222 2377 (charges may apply). Address: Laan van Meerdervoort 70, 2517 AN Den Haag, Netherlands, Phone: +31 900 2222377, Hours: Open today · 10AM–4PM. | ||
* [http://www.equaldex.com/region/netherlands Equaldex - Netherlands]: This website provides information related to LGBTQ rights and laws in the Netherlands. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||