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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


Birth control pills are readily available at pharmacies without a prescription. You will typically find generic pills, like Microgynon, or brand name pills like Yaz or Yasmin. It is estimated that over 70% of Ecuadorian women of reproductive age (who are married or in unions) use some form of contraception,<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> and that about 19% of Ecuadorian women are using hormonal birth control, such as pills or injectables.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/ECU_FS.pdf Ecuador: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref>  However, the conservative government of President Correa has threatened many of the protections granted to women's health care. As reported by PRI, "...many of his critics argue that his policies toward women are among the most conservative in Latin America. Women’s groups in Ecuador say they’ve been losing a series of hard-won rights since Correa first came into office in 2007."<ref>[http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-07-04/pope-francis-visits-ecuador-women-there-say-theyre-losing-ground As Pope Francis visits Ecuador, women there say they're losing ground]</ref> For example, Correa's government reorganized a government agency responsible for reducing teen pregnancy (Estrategia Nacional Intersectorial de Planificación Familiar y Prevención del Embarazo en Adolescente), and he appointed an anti-abortion, pro-abstinence activist to manage it.
Birth control pills are readily available at pharmacies without a prescription. You will typically find generic pills, like Microgynon, or brand name pills, like Yaz or Yasmin.  
 
According to a 2015 report, it was estimated that about 73% of Ecuadorian women (who were married/in unions and between ages 15 and 49) used any form of contraception, and about 9% of Ecuadorian women had unmet family planning needs. The most common forms of contraception among Ecuadorian women was female sterilization (about 25%), birth control pills (about 14%), and IUDs (about 11%). Some women also used contraceptive injectables (about 6%) and male condoms (about 5%). Traditional methods, such as the rhythm method (about 6%) and withdrawal (about 5%) were also used by some women. There were no recorded users of contraceptive implants (0.0%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref>
 
In the past, the conservative government of President Correa (who served from 2007-17) had threatened many of the protections granted to women's health care. As reported by PRI, "...many of his critics argue that his policies toward women are among the most conservative in Latin America. Women’s groups in Ecuador say they’ve been losing a series of hard-won rights since Correa first came into office in 2007."<ref>[http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-07-04/pope-francis-visits-ecuador-women-there-say-theyre-losing-ground As Pope Francis visits Ecuador, women there say they're losing ground]</ref> For example, Correa's government reorganized a government agency responsible for reducing teen pregnancy (Estrategia Nacional Intersectorial de Planificación Familiar y Prevención del Embarazo en Adolescente), and he appointed an anti-abortion, pro-abstinence activist to manage it.


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===


* For a full of contraceptive options available in Ecuador, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=EC here].
* In Ecuador, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' ("píldoras anticonceptivas” in Spanish) over-the-counter. No prescription is required. There are over 20 birth control pill brands registered in Ecuador, including combined, progestin-only and phasic pills. Some of the brands you can expect to see are Belara, Cerazette, Ciclomex, Diane, Duofem, Exluton, Femiane, Gynera, Lo-Femenal, Marvelon, Mercilon, Microgynon, Microlut, Minesse, Minulet, Norvetal, Qlaira, Trinordiol and Yasmin.<ref>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=EC IPFF Ecuador]</ref>.
* In Ecuador, you can purchase '''birth control pills''' ("píldoras anticonceptivas” in Spanish) over-the-counter. No prescription is required. There are over 20 birth control pill brands registered in Ecuador, including combined, progestin-only and phasic pills. Some of the brands you can expect to see are Belara, Cerazette, Ciclomex, Diane, Duofem, Exluton, Femiane, Gynera, Lo-Femenal, Marvelon, Mercilon, Microgynon, Microlut, Minesse, Minulet, Norvetal, Qlaira, Trinordiol and Yasmin.<ref>[http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=EC IPFF Ecuador]</ref>.
* In Spanish, the word for '''condom''' is "condón."
* In Spanish, the word for '''condom''' is "condón."

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