Correct you don't necessarily need a prescription but it's the more affordable way (since most insurances cover) vs buying uninsured.
But...a lot of clinics & wellness/health centers (which are supplied condoms including FC2's by safe sex organizations & DOH) have them for the grand price of free also and don't always have a limit on what you can take.
Using my base as an example a lot of D.C. area clinics & health centers you can literally walk in and grab 10-20 (sometimes more) easy peasy for free. Lol one day I went to 3 different places and collected about 75 of them
. I usually get mine via prescription (2 boxes of 12 a month for free (since my doctor knows how to write a prescription for them)).
If insured folks are a having a hard time getting a prescription from a doctor (or the doc doesn't know how to write one (even though FC2 site has instructions on that)) the site HeyDoctor gives prescriptions for $5 that cover 1 order plus a refill. So in a year you're technically only paying $30 for 288 rounds of fun
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