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| May 16, 2007 04:31 |   |
 | Hi all, I'm an American living in Nanjing, and am about to run out of birth control pills. I hear that you can buy them over the counter, but I'm worried that it would be the wrong dosage. I would really like to see a doctor, but don't know how to make an appointment, the name of the hospitals, and how to get an English speaking doctor. Can anyone give me any advice? Has anyone had to do this? Thanks so much for any advice! |
| May 16, 2007 10:10 | #1 |
| You might find it easier to take a friend with you to interpret. If your only concern is dosage you might find you can resolve everything at a good pharmacist's...but be prepared to try a few! My experience of course is with other medication and other purposes in hospitals, but without an interpreter, I would have got nowhere. Brief the interpreter in advance. |
| May 17, 2007 10:00 | #2 |
| From my practical experience, Interpreter can't interprit the name of medicine, even Chinese speaking Doctor. Only English speaking Doctor able to prescribe for your medicine. English speaking Doctor also prescribe the medicine both in English and Chinese. |
| May 18, 2007 10:17 | #3 |
| Yes LP, that can be a problem, but they have a book of pharaceuticals..if they can be persuaded to lookit up (not always easy) you can usually find it there. Cshansello...there are specialist birth control clinics/hospitals...so that might be a place to try |
| May 18, 2007 10:38 | #4 |
| Thanks Paul |
| May 20, 2007 18:57 | #5 |
| Thanks for the advice. Do any of you know the names of the hospitals in Nanjing? |
| May 23, 2007 10:04 | #6 |
| Google Expats Nanjing and see if you can connect with the local Expat community there. There is always one if not more hospital in larger cities who are designated to handle foreigners. Ask you work unit to find out. You don;t need to explain why you want to know. And as Paul has advised find a good English speaker to go with you. 'Birth Control' pills are pretty generic these days and here in China will be readily available since the "one child' policy requires stringent 'birth control' methods. You may even get it over the counter in a pharmacy. I've not tried it myself but some inquiries in the right places should get you that information. |
| May 23, 2007 11:18 | #7 |
| One child policy not all over China, some places. |
| May 23, 2007 12:23 | #8 |
| But even though the policy with penalties did not apply throughout China, I believe it was still the policy everywhere. |
| May 24, 2007 06:26 | #9 |
| Many of the minorities are exempt. You'll see families with many more than one child in the rural minority areas. No penalties apply |
| May 24, 2007 20:06 | #10 |
| One Child Policy is a complicated system. As far as I know, it is: First, for Han Chinese. Han Chinese people who has 城市户口(permanent residence of a city) allowed only one child. If both the parents are the only child of their family, they may have two babies. If their only child is not healthy, i.e. mental or physical disabled, they may have another baby if doctor permit. Han Chinese people who has 农村户口(permanent residence of a countryside) allowed two or 1.5 children in different places. 1.5 children means that if the first baby is a girl, they are allowed to have the second one. If the first baby is a boy, they are not allowed to have another one. Second, for minorities Chinese. Have no or less restriction on their birth. Third, for those who married a foreigner or foreign Chinese. No restriction. etc. etc. |
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