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In Senegal, you can purchase contraception | In Senegal, you can purchase some forms of contraception, such as pills and condoms, without a prescription at pharmacies. You'll find a variety of contraceptive options available in the country. However, the overall rate of contraceptive usage remains low for Senegalese women. You can obtain emergency contraception (the morning after pill) without a prescription at pharmacies as well. You can receive STI tests at clinics in the city. There is a nationwide HPV vaccination pilot programs but there are no nationwide PrEP programs yet. Regarding menstrual products, you should be able to find pads and, in larger cities like Dakar, you can find tampons. Menstrual cups seem very difficult to find, so they should be purchased online. In Senegal, women receive 14 weeks of maternity leave with 100% of wages covered. Regarding abortion, the law has been described as "restrictive and unclear." While there may be some (debatably) legal reasons for abortion, these laws are very unclear and require lengthy paperwork. As a result, Senegalese women almost always resort to the underground abortion networks for obtain abortions. However, many of these providers are unsafe and untrained, so one should exercise extreme caution if considering this route. | ||
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In Senegal, you can purchase | In Senegal, you can purchase birth control pills without a prescription.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Back to OCsOTC SiteGlobal Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> According to a 2015 report, 18.1% of women in Senegal (who are married/in unions and of reproductive age) use any form of contraception, including traditional methods. The most common forms of contraception were injectables (6.5%), the pill (5.3%) and implants (2.8%). Traditional methods, like withdrawal (0.1%) and the rhythm method (0.4%) weren't very common. The report also found that 30% of Senegalese women had unmet family planning needs.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | ||
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* You can legally purchase '''birth control pills''' at pharmacies without a prescription. Some of the pills you can expect to see are Lo-Femenal, Microval, Ovrette and Roselle. | * You can legally purchase '''birth control pills''' at pharmacies without a prescription. Some of the pills you can expect to see are Lo-Femenal, Microval, Ovrette and Roselle. | ||
* If you want a '''contraceptive implant''', you can expect to see Jadelle and Norplant. | * If you want a '''contraceptive implant''', you can expect to see Jadelle and Norplant. | ||
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* [http://www.sante.gouv.sn/ Ministry of Health & Social Action] | |||
* [https://asbef.asso-web.com/ The Association Sénégalaise pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ASBEF)]: "The Association Sénégalaise pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ASBEF), founded over 35 years ago, is one of the few health resources available to the population for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. The Senegalese government depends on ASBEF for much of the nation’s service delivery and for guidance on policy. ASBEF provides family planning, antenatal and post-natal care, prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV and AIDS, screening, post-abortion care and infertility diagnosis and counselling. The team consists of full-time staff, volunteers, and peer educators, and the operation works through service points, including static clinics, and outreach programmes (with a particular emphasis on counselling in the workplace)." This organization is a member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. | |||
* [http://dakarwomensgroup.org/ Dakar Women's Group]: "DWG is run by an all-volunteer Executive Committee which oversees social and fundraising events. The money we raise funds projects around Dakar." "The Dakar Women’s Group (DWG) is open to all women living in Dakar and speaking a minimum of English." | * [http://dakarwomensgroup.org/ Dakar Women's Group]: "DWG is run by an all-volunteer Executive Committee which oversees social and fundraising events. The money we raise funds projects around Dakar." "The Dakar Women’s Group (DWG) is open to all women living in Dakar and speaking a minimum of English." | ||
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