From January 1, 2023, all young people aged 18 to 25 will be able to receive free condoms in pharmacies, Emmanuel Macron announced on December 18. Conditions, price, place of purchase: all you need to know.
[Mis à jour le 8 décembre 2022 à 17h12] Protecting yourself during sexual intercourse prevents the risk of sexually transmitted infections. The price of condoms is no longer an excuse! Male condoms will be free for 18-25 year olds from January 1, 2023 in pharmacy announced Emmanuel Macron during a session of the National Council for Refoundation devoted to the health of young people in Fontaine-le-Comte on December 8. “It’s a small prevention revolution” said the president. Young people could already get free condoms in screening centers and certain associations. Where can you get free condoms? Who can benefit from the free? How do I get prescription condoms?
Where can I get free condoms?
The cost of condoms can sometimes be a barrier to their use. You can find them for free:
- In the anonymous and free testing centers : CDAG – To find a screening center
- Close to AIDS associations
- Near school nurse
- In the family planning and PMI
- With some social workers
- In youth meeting places (MJC for example)
- In some hospital services
- In the youth listening points
Who can get free condoms?
From January 1, 2023, all young people between the ages of 18 and 25 will be able to obtain male condoms free of charge from pharmacies. Contraception was already free for minors (-18 years old) and on medical prescription. In this case, the easiest and fastest way to obtain condoms for a minor is to go to the school infirmary.
Contraception is free when you are a minor
Some manufacturers offer to receive free samples of condoms for testing. They can be added on request to an order or be sent free of charge with a contribution to the shipping costs. Sites like “your free samples” offer to receive free samples of condoms. Simply register on the platform.
Since Monday, December 10, 2018, it is possible to obtain prescription condoms. To get the latter, just go to a doctor or midwife. “We can now, when we are a young person or when we present particular risks, or not moreover, when we are a woman or when we are a man, go to see our doctor and have condoms reimbursed on medical prescription“, had declared Agnes Buzynthen Minister of Solidarity and Health on France Inter.
Which condoms are reimbursed?
In a press release dated November 27, 2018, the Government specified the conditions to be able to benefit from condoms reimbursed by the Health Insurance. Only the male condoms (and not feminine) are concerned and only on medical prescription. They cannot be delivered only in pharmacies, in the form of boxes of 6, 12 or 24 condoms which must include the CE marking, witness to European health standards. The condoms eligible for reimbursement are those of the EDEN brand and those of the Mark “Go out Covered“supported up to 60%.
Thank you to Dr. Patrick Aubé, general practitioner, author of Les tisanes qui soend published by Leducs