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Without French insurance (Sécu), most brands of the pill will cost between 2 and 15 euro for a month's supply. If you have Sécu, some pill brands are partially covered, along with Depo-Provera and diaphragms. The patch, rings (like Nuvaring), spermicide and cervical caps are not covered by Sécu, so you'll need to pay 100%.<ref>[http://www.blog.parisunraveled.com/what-kinds-of-contraception-are-readily-available-in-france/ What kinds of contraception are readily available in France?]</ref>
* Without French insurance (Sécu), most brands of the pill will cost between 2 and 15 euro for a month's supply. If you have Sécu, some pill brands are partially covered, along with Depo-Provera and diaphragms. The patch, rings (like Nuvaring), spermicide and cervical caps are not covered by Sécu, so you'll need to pay 100%.<ref>[http://www.blog.parisunraveled.com/what-kinds-of-contraception-are-readily-available-in-france/ What kinds of contraception are readily available in France?]</ref>
* In 2022, France began offering free contraception to women under 25 years old in the country.<ref>[https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20211231-france-introduces-free-birth-control-for-all-women-aged-18-25 France introduces free birth control for all women under 25]</ref>


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'''Note:''' In addition to pads and tampons, you can also use menstrual cups and menstrual underwear for your period. To learn more about menstrual cups, click [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstrual_cup here]. To learn more about menstrual underwear, click [http://menstrualcupreviews.net/best-period-panties-reviews/ here], and to learn more about natural periodic protection in general, click [https://menstruelle.com/ here].
'''Note:''' In addition to pads and tampons, you can also use menstrual cups and menstrual underwear for your period. To learn more about menstrual cups, click [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menstrual_cup here]. To learn more about menstrual underwear, click [http://menstrualcupreviews.net/best-period-panties-reviews/ here].


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You can easily find tampons and menstrual pads in french supermarkets and pharmacies. Even though tampons without applicators are much more common, you can easily find tampons with cardboard or plastic applicators.
* You can easily find tampons and menstrual pads in french supermarkets and pharmacies. Even though tampons without applicators are much more common, you can easily find tampons with cardboard or plastic applicators.
If you use cups, there is a crowd-sourced database of cupsafe places: [https://cleanyourcup.com/localisation/france Clean Your Cup]. Cupsafe places are places like pubs, restaurants, museums, libraries, universities, whose toilets are equiped with a tap on the inside to rinse the cup freely.
* If you use cups, there is a crowd-sourced database of cupsafe places: [https://cleanyourcup.com/localisation/france Clean Your Cup]. Cupsafe places are places like pubs, restaurants, museums, libraries, universities, whose toilets are equiped with a tap on the inside to rinse the cup freely.
• There are online stores that sell menstrual cups, such as [https://menstruelle.com/ MenstruELLE].


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