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


In Korean, birth control pills are 피임약 (pronounced "pi-im yak"). The most popular brand in Korea is Mercilon (머시론). You can purchase condoms in convenience stores, pharmacies, Olive Young, Watson's, and sometimes in subway vending machines. There's also 에이리스, which s a low hormone option, costs about 10,000 won for a 21-pill pack. Another brand is 멜리안정 (me-li-an-jung), but a woman reported loss of sex drive. There's also 센스리베.  
In Korean, birth control pills are 피임약 (pronounced "pi-im yak"). The most popular brand in Korea is Mercilon (머시론). You can purchase condoms in convenience stores, pharmacies, Olive Young, Watson's, and sometimes in subway vending machines.  
<table class=MsoTableGrid border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:15.65pt'>  <td width=73 rowspan=2 style='width:55.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:15.65pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'></p>  </td>  <td width=96 rowspan=2 style='width:72.2pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:15.65pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;border:  none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Product name</p>  </td>  <td width=386 colspan=2 style='width:289.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:15.65pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Composition</p>  </td>  <td width=265 rowspan=2 style='width:7.0cm;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:15.65pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Prescribing  information</p>  </td>  <td width=113 rowspan=2 style='width:3.0cm;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:15.65pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>How to buy?</p>  </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;height:15.6pt'>  <td width=187 style='width:140.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:15.6pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Estrogen</p>  </td>  <td width=198 style='width:148.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:15.6pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>progestin</p>  </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:2'>  <td width=73 rowspan=3 style='width:55.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>2<sup>nd</sup>  generation</p>  </td>  <td width=96 style='width:72.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>미니보라</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Minivlar)</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>쎄스콘</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Sexcon)</p>  </td>  <td width=187 style='width:140.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Ethinyl estradiol  0.03mg</p>  </td>  <td width=198 style='width:148.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Levonorgestrel 0.15mg</p>  </td>  <td width=265 rowspan=6 style='width:7.0cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid #F2F2F2 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:background1;  mso-border-bottom-themeshade:242;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #F2F2F2 .5pt;  mso-border-bottom-themecolor:background1;mso-border-bottom-themeshade:242;  padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>One  hormone-containing tablet is to be taken daily for 21 consecutive days. Tablets  are then discontinued for 7 consecutive days. Withdrawal bleeding usually  occurs within 2 to 3 days following discontinuation. </p>  </td>  <td width=113 rowspan=6 style='width:3.0cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Over the counter</p>  </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:3'>  <td width=96 style='width:72.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>에이리스</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Alesse)</p>  </td>  <td width=187 style='width:140.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Ethinyl estradiol  0.02mg</p>  </td>  <td width=198 style='width:148.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Levonorgestrel 0.1mg</p>  </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:4;height:31.25pt'>  <td width=96 style='width:72.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:31.25pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>트리퀼라</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Triquilar)</p>  </td>  <td width=187 style='width:140.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:31.25pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Ethinyl estradiol  0.03/0.04/0.03mg</p>  </td>  <td width=198 style='width:148.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:31.25pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Levonorgestrel  0.05/0.075/0.125mg</p>  </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5;height:22.95pt'>  <td width=73 rowspan=3 style='width:55.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:22.95pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>3<sup>rd</sup>  generation</p>  </td>  <td width=96 style='width:72.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:22.95pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>마이보라</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>(Myvlar)</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>미뉴렛</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>(Minulet)</p>  </td>  <td width=187 style='width:140.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:22.95pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Ethinyl estradiol  0.03mg</p>  </td>  <td width=198 style='width:148.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:22.95pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Gestodene 0.075mg</p>  </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6;height:46.2pt'>  <td width=96 style='width:72.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:46.2pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>멜리안</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Meliane)</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>디어미</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Dear me)</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>센스리베</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Senslibe)</p>  </td>  <td width=187 style='width:140.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:46.2pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Ethinyl estradiol  0.02mg</p>  </td>  <td width=198 style='width:148.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:46.2pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Gestodene 0.075mg</p>  </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7;height:6.45pt'>  <td width=96 style='width:72.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:6.45pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>머시론</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Mercilon)</p>  </td>  <td width=187 style='width:140.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:6.45pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Ethinyl estradiol  0.02mg</p>  </td>  <td width=198 style='width:148.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:6.45pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Desogestrel  0.15mg</p>  </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:8'>  <td width=73 rowspan=3 style='width:55.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'>4<sup>th</sup>  generation</p>  </td>  <td width=96 style='width:72.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>야스민</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Yasmin)</p>  </td>  <td width=187 style='width:140.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Ethinyl estradiol  0.03mg</p>  </td>  <td width=198 style='width:148.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Drospirenone 3mg</p>  </td>  <td width=265 style='width:7.0cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-right-themecolor:  background1;mso-border-right-themeshade:217;mso-border-top-alt:solid #F2F2F2 .5pt;  mso-border-top-themecolor:background1;mso-border-top-themeshade:242;  mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-themecolor:background1;  mso-border-left-themeshade:217;mso-border-top-alt:#F2F2F2;mso-border-top-themecolor:  background1;mso-border-top-themeshade:242;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;  mso-border-left-themecolor:background1;mso-border-left-themeshade:217;  mso-border-bottom-alt:windowtext;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-right-themecolor:  background1;mso-border-right-themeshade:217;mso-border-style-alt:solid;  mso-border-width-alt:.5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'></p>  </td>  <td width=113 rowspan=3 style='width:3.0cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Only prescription.</p>  </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:9'>  <td width=96 style='width:72.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>야즈</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Yaz)</p>  </td>  <td width=187 style='width:140.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Ethinyl estradiol  0.02mg</p>  </td>  <td width=198 style='width:148.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Drospirenone 3mg</p>  </td>  <td width=265 style='width:7.0cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>It contains 28  tablets. You should take one light pink pill daily for 24 consecutive days, followed by one white inert pill daily on Days 25 through 28.</p>  </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:10;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'>  <td width=96 style='width:72.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>클래라</p>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>(Qlaira)</p>  </td>  <td width=187 style='width:140.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Estradiol  valerate 3/2/1mg</p>  </td>  <td width=198 style='width:148.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;  border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>Dienogest 2/3mg</p>  </td>  <td width=265 style='width:7.0cm;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:  solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:  solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'>  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;  text-align:center;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt'>It contains 28  tablets. Tablets must be taken in the order directed on the wallet pack every  day at about the same time. One tablet is to be taken daily for 28  consecutive days. Each subsequent pack is started the day after the last  tablet of the previous wallet</p>  </td> </tr></table>


It appears that you can get the Nuvaring in South Korea, but we don't have much information on this (anyone?).
It appears that you can get the Nuvaring in South Korea, but we don't have much information on this (anyone?).


As for IUDs in South Korea, one poster on Reddit wrote: "IUDs are great, but the general consensus over here, unlike in the US, is that they're bad for unmarried women, so she may have trouble getting a doctor to consider it here. I had a hospital gynecologist here who tried very hard to convince me to have mine taken out.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/3aa0ve/help_buying_birth_control_pills_in_korea/?st=iqqfllv1&sh=e4b2441d Help! Buying Birth Control in South Korea...]</ref>
As for IUDs in South Korea, one poster on Reddit wrote: "IUDs are great, but the general consensus over here, unlike in the US, is that they're bad for unmarried women, so she may have trouble getting a doctor to consider it here. I had a hospital gynecologist here who tried very hard to convince me to have mine taken out.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/3aa0ve/help_buying_birth_control_pills_in_korea/?st=iqqfllv1&sh=e4b2441d Help! Buying Birth Control in South Korea...]</ref>

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