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* In Ireland, you can purchase '''condoms''' at pharmacies, supermarkets, GUM clinics and at vending machines (found in pubs and nightclubs). They can also be found at student unions and health centers, where they're often free. In Dublin, you can get free condoms at HIV Ireland (70 Eccles St., Dublin 7) or, if you're a man who has sex with men, you can get them from the Man2Man Programme (they have locations in Outhouse, Pantibar and The George). For more information on where to find free condoms in Ireland, click [http://spunout.ie/health/article/where-can-i-get-free-condoms here]. | * In Ireland, you can purchase '''condoms''' at pharmacies, supermarkets, GUM clinics and at vending machines (found in pubs and nightclubs). They can also be found at student unions and health centers, where they're often free. In Dublin, you can get free condoms at HIV Ireland (70 Eccles St., Dublin 7) or, if you're a man who has sex with men, you can get them from the Man2Man Programme (they have locations in Outhouse, Pantibar and The George). For more information on where to find free condoms in Ireland, click [http://spunout.ie/health/article/where-can-i-get-free-condoms here]. | ||
* In Ireland, you need a prescription for '''birth control pills'''. To do, you should go to a GP (General Practitioner). | * In Ireland, you need a prescription for '''birth control pills'''. To do this, you should go to a GP (General Practitioner). If you need advice, you can get a contraceptive consultation at IFPA for €55.00. Once you have a prescription, you can find both combined (estrogen-progestin) and progestin-only (also known as "mini pills") birth control. You can expect to see brands like Yasmin, Ovranette, Ovranette 30, Microlite, Miranova, Microgynon, Cerazette, Cilest, Femodene, Mercilon, Marviol and Minulet at pharmacies. For information on birth control pills in Ireland, as well as general information about pill types, click [http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?con=393 here]. | ||
* If you want a '''vaginal ring (Nuvaring)''', it's been available in Ireland since 2003, which is when it was approved by the IFPA.<ref>[https://www.ifpa.ie/node/345 The IFPA welcomes the introduction of NuvaRing to Ireland as a new method of taking hormonal contraception]</ref> | * If you want a '''vaginal ring (Nuvaring)''', it's been available in Ireland since 2003, which is when it was approved by the IFPA.<ref>[https://www.ifpa.ie/node/345 The IFPA welcomes the introduction of NuvaRing to Ireland as a new method of taking hormonal contraception]</ref> | ||
* If you want an '''intrauterine device (IUD)''' or '''intrauterine system (IUS)''', you can get it at your GP surgery, genito-urinary (GUM) clinic or sexual health clinic. For example, you can get it at [http://wellwomancentre.ie/sub-topics/intrauterine-contraceptive-systems/ The Well Woman Centre], where you can get the Mirena and Jadelle. | * If you want an '''intrauterine device (IUD)''' or '''intrauterine system (IUS)''', you can get it at your GP surgery, genito-urinary (GUM) clinic or sexual health clinic. For example, you can get it at [http://wellwomancentre.ie/sub-topics/intrauterine-contraceptive-systems/ The Well Woman Centre], where you can get the Mirena and Jadelle. | ||