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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 | 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. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
You will mostly find pads and panty-liners in Quito. You may be able to find tampons with no applicators, like OB, in larger stores. As for menstrual cups, there are no known sellers of DivaCup, Mooncup or LadyCup in Ecuador, so you'll want to buy them online. | |||
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== | ==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ||
Important Note: If you're not Ecuadorian and you're applying for long-term residency, the government will require that you take an HIV test. If you test positive, it's not clear whether you will/will not be deported. However, if you test positive for HIV/AIDS after you have acquired residency, you will not be deported.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryCode=EC HIV Travel: Ecuador]</ref> | |||
===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
====Testing Facilities==== | |||
To say STD in Spanish, say "enfermedades de transmisión sexual." | |||
* Nueva Clinica Internacional - "On the corner of Mariana de Jesus and 10 de Agosto, has an English-speaking staff and they have their own laboratory where test results are made available in a matter of hours as opposed to days in most other places." | |||
* Fybeca (the branch located on 6 de Diciembre y Irlanda, across from Colegio Benalcazar) - Has a very professional consultoria that can provide the services you desire, or direct you to the appropriate clinic. They're on the second floor, above the pharmacy; very nice facilities, staffed with docs and nurses.<ref>[http://www.expatexchange.com/expat/index.cfm?frmid=658&tpcid=3398398&ms=flat&order=DESC ExpatExchange: STDs test clinic in Quito?]</ref> | |||
====Support==== | |||
* Hospital VOZANDES - Provides HIV treatment. Address: Villalengua 267 y Avenida 10 de Agosto. QUITO/ Ecuador. Phone: +593 2 262 142. | |||
* COMUNIDEC, Programa de Iniciativas frente al SIDA - HIV information / HIV NGO in Ecuador. Address: Avenida Eloy Alfaro 1824 y Belgica. QUITO/ Ecuador. Phone: +593 2 546 362 / Fax: +593 2 238 375 . E-mail: comunide@ecuanex.net.ec/ | |||
* [http://www.coalicionecuatoriana.org Coalición ecuatoriana de personas que viven con VIH/sida (CEPVVS)]: Sede Central. Address: Bello Horizonte E10-90 y Manuel Iturrey, entre 6 de Diciembre y Coruña, Quito. Telephone: +593 2 3238 474. Email: info@coalicionecuatoriana.org | |||
* [http://www.kimirina.org Corporación Kimirina]: Address: Bosmediano E14-38 y González Suárez, Conjunto Rodríguez Jaramillo, Casa N-5, Quito. Telephone: +593 2 2449585. Email: kimirina@kimirina.org | |||
* [http://www.equidadecuador.org Fundación Ecuatoriana Equidad]: Address: Baquerizo Moreno E7-86 y Diego de Almagro, Piso 3, Quito. Telephone: +593 99 561 7883. Email: fundacionecuatorianaequidad@hotmail.com | |||
* [http://www.vihda.org.ec Fundación VIHDA]: Address: Luis Urdaneta 208 y Córdova, Guayaquil. Telephone: +593 4 2568863. Email: info@vihda.org.ec | |||
* [www.salud.gob.ec/?p=2747/programa-nacional-de-prevencion-y-control-de-vihsida-its Ministerio de Salud Pública]: Estrategia Nacional de Salud Pública para VIH/SIDA. Address: Av. República del Salvador 36-64 y Suecia, Edificio del Ministerio de Salud Pública, Quito. Telephone: +593 2 381 4400. Email: maria.yerovi@msp.gob.ec | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||