Gynopedia needs your support! Please consider contributing content, translating a page, or making a donation today. With your support, we can sustain and expand the website. Gynopedia has no corporate sponsors or advertisers. Your support is crucial and deeply appreciated.

Kyrgyzstan: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Kyrgyzstan (view source)

Revision as of 16:40, 29 June 2018

2 bytes added ,  5 years ago
no edit summary
No edit summary
Line 3: Line 3:
'''OVERVIEW'''  
'''OVERVIEW'''  


In Kyrgyzstan, you will find a complex picture regarding sexual and reproductive health care. On the one hand, birth control pills are legally sold over-the-counter in urban environments, and a large percentage of women use intra-urine devices (IUDS). Emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) are available, though a prescription may be required. Furthermore, abortion is legally available upon request and there are no travel restrictions related to HIV status. On the other hand, Kyrgyzstan is still very much a traditional country. Women tend to use contraceptives at lower levels than the Central Asian average, and sex education is not currently taught in schools (as of May 2018), though this may soon change. Bride kidnappings are rather common, and many bride kidnappings are nonconsensual. There is no nationwide HPV vaccination program and we are unaware of any programs related to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). There are also limited resources related to STI education and support. In 2017, the UNFPA also completed a contraceptive distribution program in the country, and the local government has not yet filled the gap created by this loss of program. Overall, Kyrgyzstan is a country where certain sexual and reproductive health care options are available to some women, particularly if they tend to be wealthier and live in urban environments, but accessibility, affordability and choice remain an issue for many women in the country.
In Kyrgyzstan, you will find a complex picture regarding sexual and reproductive health care. On the one hand, birth control pills are legally sold over-the-counter in urban environments, and a large percentage of women use intrauterine devices (IUDS). Emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) are available, though a prescription may be required. Furthermore, abortion is legally available upon request and there are no travel restrictions related to HIV status. On the other hand, Kyrgyzstan is still very much a traditional country. Women tend to use contraceptives at lower levels than the Central Asian average, and sex education is not currently taught in schools (as of May 2018), though this may soon change. Bride kidnappings are rather common, and many bride kidnappings are nonconsensual. There is no nationwide HPV vaccination program and we are unaware of any programs related to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). There are also limited resources related to STI education and support. In 2017, the UNFPA also completed a contraceptive distribution program in the country, and the local government has not yet filled the gap created by this loss of program. Overall, Kyrgyzstan is a country where certain sexual and reproductive health care options are available to some women, particularly if they tend to be wealthier and live in urban environments, but accessibility, affordability and choice remain an issue for many women in the country.


==Contraception (Birth Control)==
==Contraception (Birth Control)==
Line 25: Line 25:
* In Kyrgyzstan, you can find '''condoms''' available in pharmacies and online stores. For example, on the website for [https://neman.kg/prezervativy-i-kontraceptivy/ Neman], a leading wholesale and retail company in Kyrgyzstan, you can find Durex, Masculan, Sico, Vietex, and Viva condoms sold in local currency.
* In Kyrgyzstan, you can find '''condoms''' available in pharmacies and online stores. For example, on the website for [https://neman.kg/prezervativy-i-kontraceptivy/ Neman], a leading wholesale and retail company in Kyrgyzstan, you can find Durex, Masculan, Sico, Vietex, and Viva condoms sold in local currency.
* You should be able to purchase '''oral contraceptives (birth control pills)''' without a prescription at pharmacies.<ref>[Conversation with a Bishkek pharmacist, April 2018]</ref> Some of the brands you may see are Belara, Jess, Ovidon, Microgynon, Regulon, Rigevidon, and Yarina.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> <ref>[Conversations with a Bishkek pharmacists, April 2018]</ref> While there are many pharmacies, some of the ones that you can check out are Central Pharmacy (Address:  127 Abdrakhmanov (former Sovetskaya) st. crosses Moskovskaya st.; Tel:  (312) 901011, 665500) and Prestige (Address:  95 A Kievskaya St.; Tel: (312) 621462).
* You should be able to purchase '''oral contraceptives (birth control pills)''' without a prescription at pharmacies.<ref>[Conversation with a Bishkek pharmacist, April 2018]</ref> Some of the brands you may see are Belara, Jess, Ovidon, Microgynon, Regulon, Rigevidon, and Yarina.<ref>[http://ec.princeton.edu/ Princeton EC Website]</ref> <ref>[Conversations with a Bishkek pharmacists, April 2018]</ref> While there are many pharmacies, some of the ones that you can check out are Central Pharmacy (Address:  127 Abdrakhmanov (former Sovetskaya) st. crosses Moskovskaya st.; Tel:  (312) 901011, 665500) and Prestige (Address:  95 A Kievskaya St.; Tel: (312) 621462).
* For Kyrgyz women, '''intra-urine devices (IUDs)''' are the most popular contraceptive option. For this reason, if you are interested in obtaining one in Kyrgyzstan, particularly in urban areas like Bishkek, you should not encounter too much difficulty. For example, at [https://www.neomed.kg/ NEOMED Clinic], you can get IUD insertion for 1080 KGS (without the cost of the IUD), as of April 2018. This general clinic has a number of specialists, and some staff speak English. Address: 46 Orozbekov str., Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 720040. Phone: +996 312 906 090. They're also [https://www.facebook.com/neomed.kg/ on Facebook]..
* For Kyrgyz women, '''intrauterine devices (IUDs)''' are the most popular contraceptive option. For this reason, if you are interested in obtaining one in Kyrgyzstan, particularly in urban areas like Bishkek, you should not encounter too much difficulty. For example, at [https://www.neomed.kg/ NEOMED Clinic], you can get IUD insertion for 1080 KGS (without the cost of the IUD), as of April 2018. This general clinic has a number of specialists, and some staff speak English. Address: 46 Orozbekov str., Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 720040. Phone: +996 312 906 090. They're also [https://www.facebook.com/neomed.kg/ on Facebook]..


===Costs===
===Costs===
Retrieved from "https://gynopedia.org/Special:MobileDiff/69189"

Navigation menu