Family Planning Services

  • Confidential
  • Parental consent not needed but  talking to parents is encouraged.
  • Physical + 5 sick visits or supply visits a year
  • Testing for: HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Yeast, Bacterial Vaginosis, Trichomonas, Pregnancy, Urinary tract infection, Hemoglobin, Blood sugar, Pap if 21 or older.
  • Birth control (condoms, contraceptive foam, pills, insertion and removal of Long Acting Reversible Contraception including:  Nexplanon, Mirena and ParaGaurd)
  • Emergency Contraception
  • Free multiple vitamins

Why do I need a pap smear?

​How often do I need a pap smear?
Cervical Cancer usually has no symptoms until after it is no longer able to be treated.
Pap smears find changes that happen on the cervix before full blown cancer grows (precancerous lesions).  
This means treatment can prevent progression to cancer but you must have a pap smear to know if you need treatment.
​Beginning at 21 years old you should have a pap smear every 3 years if pap smear results are normal.
You may need more frequent screenings if you have abnormal results.

​What about HPV testing?

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HPV (human papilloma virus) causes most cervical cancer.  Women 30 or older with no history of abnormal paps can be screened for HPV with their pap.  It is not a separate procedure and if both test are normal pap smear and HPV testing would not be needed again for another 5 years rather than in 3 years.
​Effectiveness of Family Planning Methods 
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Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Information

Reproductive Life Plan