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Do i have to go to a doctor to get on birth control?
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Yes: You cannot get hormonal contraception in the United States without a prescription from a healthcare provider such as a physician, nurse practitioner, midwife, or physician's assistant.
Answered 7/8/2016
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Condom/spermicide : Barrier methods like condoms and spermicides are available over the counter. Other options like the pill, patch, ring, shot, implant, iud all require a doctors prescription and insertion/implanatation.
Answered 10/4/2016
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