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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Hong Kong, you can easily | In Hong Kong, you can easily purchase contraceptives with no prescription, including condoms, hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills, implants, injections), diaphragms and intra-uterine devices (IUDs). Nuvaring is not currently available. Condoms can be purchased in most drugstores, pharmacies and supermarkets. In 2012, a study found that 40% of HK women had used contraceptives at one point in their lives. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
While many generic oral contraceptives are available in Hong Kong, you may want to research some brands in advance. For example, the Yasmin/Yaz brand, which has been found to cause blood clots, is available with no pharmacist's/doctor's warnings in HK pharmacies, as reported by the South China Morning Post. Says the [http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1857809/handle-care-hong-kong-health-expert-urges-more article], "When a female Post journalist tried to buy the pills at a popular Hong Kong pharmacy chain, no questions were asked; it was only when the journalist asked about their side effects, after purchase, that the pharmacist told her she should consult her doctor." | |||
Some places to check out: | |||
* Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, Birth Control Clinic - Serves women who are married or over 26. If you are under 26 and unmarried, visit the Youth Health Care Service. Website: http://www.famplan.org.hk/fpahk/en/template1.asp?style=template1.asp&content=services/clinic/services.asp&nscref=1. | * Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, Birth Control Clinic - Serves women who are married or over 26. If you are under 26 and unmarried, visit the Youth Health Care Service. Website: http://www.famplan.org.hk/fpahk/en/template1.asp?style=template1.asp&content=services/clinic/services.asp&nscref=1. | ||
* Watson's - A popular drug store/pharmacy with branches throughout Hong Kong | |||
* Red Ribbon Center - Get free condoms here. "Although the sales network of condom in Hong Kong has extended to supermarkets and convenient stores, it is embarrassing to buy a condom in front of cashier in the society where sex is still a taboo for many. To make condom more accessible, the following venues provide free condoms to their clients." Website: http://www.rrc.gov.hk/safer_sex/english/l_network.htm | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
Birth control pills cost about HKD 90/month. The IUD is about HKD 1500. Condoms are about HKD 100 for a ten-pack. Most private health insurance policies do not cover contraception. | Birth control pills cost about HKD 90-110/month. The IUD is about HKD 1500. Condoms are about HKD 100 for a ten-pack. Most private health insurance policies do not cover contraception. | ||
==Emergency Contraception== | ==Emergency Contraception== | ||