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===What to get & Where to Get It === | ===What to get & Where to Get It === | ||
* In Italy, you can purchase emergency contraception/the morning after pill ("pillola del giorno dopo" in Italian) at pharmacies. For many brands, you no longer need a prescription, which is a new update as of 2015. Some brands you can expect to see are ellaOne (this is an anti-progestin pill, and it's considered the most effective but it's a bit more expensive). There's also some progestin-only brands (which are cheaper but usually not effective after 3 days), such as Lonel, NorLevo 1.5mg, Unlevo 1500 and Levonelle. For all of these brands, you should take the pill as soon as possible after unprotected sex in order to prevent pregnancy. For more details about accessing these pills with or without prescriptions, see the section above ("Laws & Social Stigmas"). | |||
* If you can't access dedicated emergency contraception, you can use birth control pills as replacement EC. Remember that, in 28-day packs, only the first 21 pills can be used. You can take Novogyn 21 (take 2 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 2 more pills 12 hours later). You can also take Microgynon or Ovranet (for both of these brands, take 4 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 4 more pills 12 hours later). There's also Loette and Miranova (for both of these brands, take 5 pills within 120 hours after unprotected sex and take 5 more pills 12 hours later). | |||
Note: "RU-486 (Mifegyne) | Note: "RU-486 (Mifegyne) is a pill used under medical supervision in a hospital that terminates a pregnancy within 49 days after implantation of the fertilised egg. It is legal in Italy however some regional governments have opposed the use and therefore the drug may not be readily accessible in all localities."<ref>[https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/italy/healthcare/pregnancy-birth/termination-abortion Termination of Pregnancy and Abortion in Italy]</ref> | ||
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If you want an LNG type of birth control (like Escapalle or Norlevo), you can get it for around € 13,10. If you want UPA EC (like ellaOne0, you can get it for around € 26,90. | |||
== | ==Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs/STDs)== | ||
'''Important Notes - Learn about PEP and PrEP:''' If you think that you've been recently exposed to HIV (i.e. within 72 hours), seek out PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis). It's a month-long treatment to prevent HIV infection after exposure, and it may be available in your city. Take PEP as soon as possible. For more information, click [https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/prevention/reduce-your-risk/post-exposure-prophylaxis/ here]. If you are at risk of HIV exposure, seek out PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis). It's a daily oral pill that can prevent HIV infection before exposure. To learn more about PrEP, click [http://www.whatisprep.org/ here]. | |||
[http://www.whatisprep.org/ here]. | |||
===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
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* For a pregnancy information website in Italy IVG, check out [http://www.gravidanzaonline.it/contraccezione/IVG.htm Gravidanza Online] (in Italian) | * For a pregnancy information website in Italy IVG, check out [http://www.gravidanzaonline.it/contraccezione/IVG.htm Gravidanza Online] (in Italian) | ||
* "If you want to know where the Roman women go to deliver children, I can say that traditionally, there are two places and equipes considered the best in town for giving birth. # 1 | * "If you want to know where the Roman women go to deliver children, I can say that traditionally, there are two places and equipes considered the best in town for giving birth. # 1 The hospital of [http://www.fatebenefratelli-isolatiberina.it/It/MaternitaLibrettoInformativoDipartimentale FatebeneFratelli] on the Isola Tiberina. They work jointly with # 2 Clinica Santa Famiglia, a small clinic in via dei Gracchi where you can be addressed if you want a little more privacy and ready to spend some money. Both are working for NHS and the best obstetrician and gynecologists work there. What kind of expat are you? if you are extraeuropean you may need an insurance. If you are from UK, you don't (yet)." | ||
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