Women’s Health Check-ups
- Most gynecologists will likely rely on you to ask them what you want tested in your check up.
- The ‘bridal check’
- A comprehensive women’s health check up (including STI checks). They check everything that ensures you’re healthy enough to have a baby.
- The cheapest and easiest method to get a full check up that’s covered by insurance (should cost about ¥20,000).
- You may have to say you’re about to get married to get the deal covered by insurance.
Birth Control
The Pill (ピル)
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IUD
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Appointments
Pap SmearsYou only need one every 3 years, so many JETs don’t need one in Japan.
When you see a gynecologist for the first time here (even if it’s just to get the pill) they will likely do a pap smear, even if you don’t need it. |
Recommended ClinicsJapanese speaking (you can take a translator with you):
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