Can you get the morning after pill in Indonesia?

In Indonesia, EC (either Yuzpe regimen or Postinor-2) is available by prescription only.

Is morning after pill available in pharmacy?

Buying it. You can also buy Levonelle and ellaOne from most pharmacies, and from some organisations such as BPAS. Levonelle can be taken within 72 hours (3 days) of having unprotected sex, but it’s most effective if taken within 12 hours of having unprotected sex.

Is birth control legal in Indonesia?

Indonesian law strictly regulates the use of contraception for people. In fact, certain contraception devices such as condoms can be easily obtained by everyone in stores. The use of contraception is linked to the family planning policy that is regulated in the Population and Family Development Law 52/2009.

Can a man buy the morning after pill?

Can men buy the morning after pill? No, men cannot buy the morning after pill. When you request the morning after pill either through an online doctor or in a pharmacy, you have to answer a series of questions to assess your suitability for it.

Is birth control legal in Bali?

In Indonesia, adolescents cannot legally access birth control unless they are married. Yet many adolescents are sexually active, whatever their marital status. In fact, according to Unicef, one in nine Indonesian adolescents are sexually active.

How long does morning after pill side effects last?

“Most side-effects will go away within a few days, and there are no serious long-term effects from taking the morning after pill. Side-effects are likely to be the same regardless of which brand of pill you take.” Some women may also experience temporary breast tenderness and dizziness.

Does Indonesia have birth control?

Contraception is provided free to Indonesia’s poor, and young married couples of various incomes are visited by government representatives who encourage the use of birth control — often the wife of a neighborhood official, or one of the family planning agency’s 24,000 counselors.

Where can I get the morning after pill?

It depends what type of emergency contraception you use. the emergency contraceptive pill (morning after pill) – there are 2 types, Levonelle or ellaOne If you need emergency contraception, call a GP surgery, a pharmacy or a sexual health clinic as soon as possible.

How much is the morning after pill at Marie Stopes?

Please speak to your doctor or pharmacist for more information or you can ask about advance supply at your next Marie Stopes appointment – so that you’re always prepared. Both types of morning after pill are available over-the-counter at your local pharmacy without a prescription and cost between $15 and $45, depending on the type and brand.

How does the morning after pill stop a pregnancy?

Emergency contraception pills (‘the morning after pill’) may stop a pregnancy before it starts by preventing or delaying the release of an egg from the ovaries. They do not prevent fertilisation, inhibit implantation or end an established pregnancy. Emergency contraception pills are not abortion pills.

Can you take the morning after pill if you had unprotected sex?

If you have had unprotected sex and want to avoid getting pregnant, you can take the morning after pill, as long as you take it as soon as possible, and within the effective time period. Emergency contraception does not offer protection from pregnancy for subsequent acts of unprotected sex or contraception failure.