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* If you don't yet have a prescription for birth control, it can be easily obtained by visiting an ob/gyn even your local physician or a physician midwife can deliver your prescription. If you have a foreign prescription, you should bring your prescription and an empty packet, if possible, to a pharmacist for refill. You can say, “Pourriez-vous me dépanner avant que j’obtienne une nouvelle ordonnance?” They may sell you a 1-3 month supply, especially if you promise to go to a doctor soon. | * If you don't yet have a prescription for birth control, it can be easily obtained by visiting an ob/gyn even your local physician or a physician midwife can deliver your prescription. If you have a foreign prescription, you should bring your prescription and an empty packet, if possible, to a pharmacist for refill. You can say, “Pourriez-vous me dépanner avant que j’obtienne une nouvelle ordonnance?” They may sell you a 1-3 month supply, especially if you promise to go to a doctor soon. | ||
* In France, you can find many types of '''birth control pills''', including phasic pills, progestagen-only and combined pills. The brands available come from many countries, including France, Germany, USA, UK and Chile. Some brands you can find are Adépal, Cerazette, Cilest, Cycleane 30, Cycleane-20, Diane, Diane-35, Effiprev, Exluton, Harmonet, Jasmine, Jasminelle, Jasminellecontinu, Levonorgestrel, Ludeal Gé, Meliane, Melodia, Mercilon, Microval, Milli-Anovlar, Milligynon, Minesse, Minidril, Miniphase, Minulet, Moneva, Nordette, Ogyline, Ortho Novum 1/35, Phaeva, Planor, Qlaira, Tetragynon, Tri-Minulet, Triella, Trinordiol, Trinordiol 21, Varnoline, Yasmine and Yaz. | * In France, you can find many types of '''birth control pills''', including phasic pills, progestagen-only and combined pills. The brands available come from many countries, including France, Germany, USA, UK and Chile. Some brands you can find are Adépal, Cerazette, Cilest, Cycleane 30, Cycleane-20, Diane, Diane-35, Effiprev, Exluton, Harmonet, Jasmine, Jasminelle, Jasminellecontinu, Levonorgestrel, Ludeal Gé, Meliane, Melodia, Mercilon, Microval, Milli-Anovlar, Milligynon, Minesse, Minidril, Miniphase, Minulet, Moneva, Nordette, Ogyline, Ortho Novum 1/35, Phaeva, Planor, Qlaira, Tetragynon, Tri-Minulet, Triella, Trinordiol, Trinordiol 21, Varnoline, Yasmine and Yaz. | ||
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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> | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== <!--T:16--> | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== <!--T:16--> | ||
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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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