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Bangkok is a massive city, renowned for its nightlife, thriving LGBT community, and international hospitals. Contraception, including emergency contraception, can be cheaply obtained without a prescription from Bangkok pharmacies. There is a heightened awareness of STDs in the city, which has led to the creation of several testing facilities. PrEP is available, with the Thai Red Cross Anonymous Clinic running studies that are set to expand | Bangkok is a massive city, renowned for its nightlife, thriving LGBT community, and international hospitals. Contraception, including emergency contraception, can be cheaply obtained without a prescription from Bangkok pharmacies. There is a heightened awareness of STDs in the city, which has led to the creation of several testing facilities. PrEP is available, with the Thai Red Cross Anonymous Clinic running studies that are set to expand. LGBT resources are plentiful. Silom is considered the center of Bangkok's LGBT scene, especially Soi (lane) 2 and Soi 4. | ||
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'''Drug-resistant gonorrhea:''' So-called mega-gonorrhea has now been reported in 36 countries around the world, as strains of the virus build up a resistance to the drugs that used to treat them. Without treatment, gonorrhea can cause women to become infertile and lead to blindness in unborn babies. In partnership with the World Health Organization, Thailand has set up a program to track the illness and ensure that patients are given the right kind of treatment for their strain of the disease. The prescription of disproportionately strong antibiotics has been a leading factor in the growth of mega-gonorrhea. The program is being run out of two sites in Bangkok: The STD clinic at the Bangrak Hospital (Sathon Tai Road, Khwaeng Yan Nawa, Khet Sathon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, 10120, Thailand, +66 2 635 7123) and the [http://www.silomclinic.in.th/ Silom Community Clinic] at TropMed (12th Floor, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ratchawithi road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, +66 2 644 6290, Hours: 4PM-9PM, Tuesday-Saturday).<ref>[http://who.int/features/2015/thailand-gonorrhoea/en/ WHO bulletin 2015]</ref> | '''Drug-resistant gonorrhea:''' So-called mega-gonorrhea has now been reported in 36 countries around the world, as strains of the virus build up a resistance to the drugs that used to treat them. Without treatment, gonorrhea can cause women to become infertile and lead to blindness in unborn babies. In partnership with the World Health Organization, Thailand has set up a program to track the illness and ensure that patients are given the right kind of treatment for their strain of the disease. The prescription of disproportionately strong antibiotics has been a leading factor in the growth of mega-gonorrhea. The program is being run out of two sites in Bangkok: The STD clinic at the Bangrak Hospital (Sathon Tai Road, Khwaeng Yan Nawa, Khet Sathon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, 10120, Thailand, +66 2 635 7123) and the [http://www.silomclinic.in.th/ Silom Community Clinic] at TropMed (12th Floor, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ratchawithi road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, +66 2 644 6290, Hours: 4PM-9PM, Tuesday-Saturday).<ref>[http://who.int/features/2015/thailand-gonorrhoea/en/ WHO bulletin 2015]</ref> | ||
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* [http://en.trcarc.org/?page_id=632 Thai Red Cross] - The Thai Red Cross is one of the | * [http://en.trcarc.org/?page_id=632 Thai Red Cross] - The Thai Red Cross is one of the city's top spots for testing. The clinic offers an anonymous STD test that will focus on HIV, hepatitis and syphilis. To be tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia, you may need to say that you display some symptoms because they have reportedly not wanted to test asymptomatic patients in the past. Address: 104 Ratchadamri Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, +66 2 251 6711 5, Hours: Monday-Friday, 7.30AM-8PM, Saturdays 8.30AM-4PM, After hours clinic: Wednesday-Friday: 430PM-730PM. | ||
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==Medications & Vaccines== <!--T:40--> | ==Medications & Vaccines== <!--T:40--> | ||
[[File:Thai Pharmacy.jpg|400px | thumb|left|'''Pharmacy in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand''']] | |||
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===Personal Testimonials=== | |||
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Testimonial 1: Getting an Abortion in Bangkok (testimonial from a foreigner in Thailand, 2017) | ====Testimonial 1: Getting an Abortion in Bangkok (testimonial from a foreigner in Thailand, 2017)==== | ||
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Total cost: 3,900 baht
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Total time: 1.5 hours | Total time: 1.5 hours | ||
====Testimony 2: December 2018==== | |||
Have visited the same as mentioned clinic, which is above Cabbage and Condoms. | |||
The whole procedure was done immediately and took about 1 hour and 30 minutes, from waiting to the procedure and so on. | |||
Price costed about 4100 baht. | |||
Procedure was a bit painful but since, it had to be done, I won’t complain. | |||
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* Ambulance & Rescue: Call 1554 | |||
* Medical Emergency: Call 1669 | |||
* Police (General Emergency): Call 191 | |||
* Global Alliance Against Trafficking Women (GAATW), 191 Sivalai Condominium, Issaraphap Road, Soi 33, Bangkok Yai, 10600 Bangkok, Thailand, Mailing address:, PO Box 1281, Bangkok Post Office,, Bangkok 10500, Thailand, Tel: 662 8641427/28, Fax: 662 864163, E-mail: mailto:gaatw@mozart.inet.co.th, URL: http://www.inet.co.th/org/gaatw | * Global Alliance Against Trafficking Women (GAATW), 191 Sivalai Condominium, Issaraphap Road, Soi 33, Bangkok Yai, 10600 Bangkok, Thailand, Mailing address:, PO Box 1281, Bangkok Post Office,, Bangkok 10500, Thailand, Tel: 662 8641427/28, Fax: 662 864163, E-mail: mailto:gaatw@mozart.inet.co.th, URL: http://www.inet.co.th/org/gaatw | ||
* Foundation for Women (FFW) | * [http://www.womenthai.org/ Foundation for Women (FFW)]: Does preventative/awareness work around domestic violence and trafficking of women | ||
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* [https://www.moph.go.th/ Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)] | |||
* [http://www.ippf.org/about-us/member-associations/thailand Planned Parenthood Foundation Association of Thailand]: "The Planned Parenthood Association of Thailand (PPAT) supports the National Family Planning Programme by organizing countrywide educational and motivational activities, and by delivering contraceptive services to special target groups/geographic areas including slum dwellers, the population along the Thai-Cambodia border, and northern hill tribes." | |||
* [https://www.equaldex.com/region/thailand Equaldex Thailand]: Information on LGBTQ rights and laws in Thailand. | * [https://www.equaldex.com/region/thailand Equaldex Thailand]: Information on LGBTQ rights and laws in Thailand. | ||
* Global Alliance Against Trafficking Women (GAATW), 191 Sivalai Condominium, Issaraphap Road, Soi 33, Bangkok Yai, 10600 Bangkok, Thailand, Mailing address:, PO Box 1281, Bangkok Post Office,, Bangkok 10500, Thailand, Tel: 662 8641427/28, Fax: 662 864163, E-mail: mailto:gaatw@mozart.inet.co.th, URL: http://www.inet.co.th/org/gaatw | * Global Alliance Against Trafficking Women (GAATW), 191 Sivalai Condominium, Issaraphap Road, Soi 33, Bangkok Yai, 10600 Bangkok, Thailand, Mailing address:, PO Box 1281, Bangkok Post Office,, Bangkok 10500, Thailand, Tel: 662 8641427/28, Fax: 662 864163, E-mail: mailto:gaatw@mozart.inet.co.th, URL: http://www.inet.co.th/org/gaatw | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tangerine-Community-Health-Center/1696908850533037 Tangerine Community Health Center Thailand]: Asia's first transgender clinic, located in Bangkok. | * [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tangerine-Community-Health-Center/1696908850533037 Tangerine Community Health Center Thailand]: Asia's first transgender clinic, located in Bangkok. | ||