Poca&Dan Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Sorry, some might find this a personal question but just wondered if anyone might answer it for me! I am moving to Melbourne in January and am unsure what to do about contraception, is it free over there like here or will I be expected to pay and if so what sort of price will I be looking at paying?! Thanks any info would be much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mandisfam Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Sorry, some might find this a personal question but just wondered if anyone might answer it for me! I am moving to Melbourne in January and am unsure what to do about contraception, is it free over there like here or will I be expected to pay and if so what sort of price will I be looking at paying?! Thanks any info would be much appreciated! Hi, Was reading in my living and working in Oz book today and it said that contraception is not free in Oz. You get it from a GP and pay for it just like any other prescription. At the time of print I think it was Jan 2008, it was $31 and some cents for each prescription, must higher than the UK. Hopefully, when the girls in Oz wake up, there will be able to answer this more for you. Mandisfam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Impatient Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 lol, you could just do away with the need for it by getting married!:Randy-git: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracy Murphy Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Having 2 young kids helps too.....unless you are trying to avoid having any in the first place.....those were the days!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Burness2Oz Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Whats a good thread, I have the coil fitted which I hear is expensive in OZ so I intend to get a new one before I leave the UK which will last 5yrs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Burness2Oz Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I bet because of the title all the blokes will think 'wicked this will be about boobs' or something and will all be reading it with disappointment!!! How funny!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hazeotoole Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I hear the Snip for the lads is 400 dollars and 187 dollars back if you have medicare (my uncle had it done the other day in Perth, its about 500 euro here privately to have it done. worth thinking about let the men worry about things for a change thats our plan anyway I have been sliced and diced too many times now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Hiya have a look through this thread, it should answer all your questions http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/household/33997-ladies-only-pill-advice.html Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Good morning! Mandisfam is pretty much right, you go to the GP, get the prescription, pay for it, but only claim your GP bill through medicare. Of course, some forms of contraception are cheaper than others as you would already know, so you would have to compare prices. There are family planning clinics too. Cheers Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ses Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hi, I remember reading a post similar before I emigrated - someone suggested going to your UK DR and getting a years supply - don't know if this worked out - but someone said that they just said to their Doc that they were going to give it a year and see so could they please have a supply of pills. Got to be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 i did bring a years supply of the pill,lol, glad i did as they don't do the same brand here or an exact equivalent so it would have meant chopping and changing until i found one that suited and tbh i couldn't be bothered going through all that. (if you do bring lots with you , don't forget to get regular blood pressure checks at a local clinic.) Also be aware you cannot get the pill here if you are over 35 and smoke. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3go2Perth Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I hear the Snip for the lads is 400 dollars and 187 dollars back if you have medicare (my uncle had it done the other day in Perth, its about 500 euro here privately to have it done. worth thinking about let the men worry about things for a change thats our plan anyway I have been sliced and diced too many times now That's quite a bit cheaper than going privately here. Marie Stopes (which also has branches in Oz) quote £420 in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest17301 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 My UK GP would only give me a months supply- said that was all he was allowed to supply as we were emigrating. Used them and been relying on the ahem - 'natural' method ever since:shocked: Need to organise something though as my hormones going crazy now not suppressed by the pill! I'm in my mid 30's and not keen to use hormone based contraception any more...and OH won't have the snip! LOL, any ideas?? I don't want any more babies but not ready for sterlisation either? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mandisfam Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 My UK GP would only give me a months supply- said that was all he was allowed to supply as we were emigrating. Used them and been relying on the ahem - 'natural' method ever since:shocked: Need to organise something though as my hormones going crazy now not suppressed by the pill! I'm in my mid 30's and not keen to use hormone based contraception any more...and OH won't have the snip! LOL, any ideas?? I don't want any more babies but not ready for sterlisation either? condoms..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest17301 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hmmmm- passion killers..not much else to choose from though is there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mandisfam Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hmmmm- passion killers..not much else to choose from though is there! a little bit i suppose, depends how quick you can get them on....:biglaugh::biglaugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandramcd Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Fiona, we used the "natural" method, along with condoms, and ended up with number 5! Funnily enough, he was straight off to the GP then. :cute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I am on depo jab and get a perscription for it costing $10 every 3 months my gp bulk bills so no appointment fee just that for the script SIL is on the pill tablet form and that costs her a bit more but not a huge amount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhus Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Fiona, we used the "natural" method, along with condoms, and ended up with number 5! Funnily enough, he was straight off to the GP then. :cute: My friend got promised by his wife he could buy himself a porsche if he had the snip, he had the car 12months before the snip!!! I got promised a bit more:Randy-git: i hate it when she lies!!!!!!! 15 mins in and out just walk with a limp for a while, i hated the idea but glad now as i hate the idea of wife popping pills for years on end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Magnetic6 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Fiona, we used the "natural" method, along with condoms, and ended up with number 5! Funnily enough, he was straight off to the GP then. :cute: If my husband gave me number 5, it wouldn't be off to the nice kind GP's. More like a couple of bricks in his lunch hour would do the trick!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest17301 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Fiona, we used the "natural" method, along with condoms, and ended up with number 5! Funnily enough, he was straight off to the GP then. :cute: Oh no don't tell me that...no more kids- it would be a disaster! I have to persuade him to go for the snip....or wear 2 at a time,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ozcans Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 If my husband gave me number 5, it wouldn't be off to the nice kind GP's. More like a couple of bricks in his lunch hour would do the trick!!! :twitcy::laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest17301 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Has anyone found that with the pill or injection their sex drive decreases? May as well not bother with contraception for me when I'm taking the pill! Another story when I'm not- sorry too much information, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnosuzie Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 My wife went to the doctor and told him we were going travelling for a year, he then gave her a blood pressure test and gave her a years supply. Might be of help in the interim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poca&Dan Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks this is all very helpful and comical! I currently have the implant but I hate it and am planning to have it removed before we set off for the big move! Don't want the injection as it increases risk of osteoperosis and ms so think the pill ismy only option, i'll have to try and blag asupply off him, the only problem is i've recently changed drs due to moving and so don;t have that rapport yet! oh well worth a try, if not we'll just have to cross our fingers and hope for the best!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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